wonderful work, simon. ?good things come to those who wait
>
> I guess now is as good a time as any to make this announcement:
>
> About 10 days ago, I was contacted by an editor at Random House whom
Joe Dever had put us in touch
> with about 3 months ago. I'd assumed she'd forgotten about our
request for help contacting Mr
> Newton, but apparently she's been very busy, but found time to send a
letter out asking him to
> contact us. A day or so later we received an E-mail from Mrs Anita
Newton saying:
>
>> Maeve Banham from Random House has sent me your letter enquiring
about my husband, Trevor
>> Newton. I am sorry to tell you that he died in 2002 but I very well
remember the enjoyment he got
>> from illustrating Mr Dever's book.
>
> We offered our (belated) condolences and explained to Mrs Newton the
reason why we were attempting
> to contact her husband and asked whether she was amenable to us using
her husband's wor k as part of
> Project Aon, to which she replied:
>
>> Of course you have my blessing. I am sure Trevor would have been
delighted to hear that Joe
>> Dever's (and , incidentally, his own) work is being preserved. Good
luck with the project.
>
> So there you have it--we have permission to use Trevor Newton's
illustrations! :-)
>
> Don't forget to update the License, Jon--while I remember to remind
you. ;-)
>
> --
> Simon Osborne
> Project Aon