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Vic Darkwood

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http://www.artfink.demon.co.uk/

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After 15 years of concentrating exclusively on painting Nick Jolly embarked on a haphazard writing career in tandem with his pursuits as an artist. This initially took the form of articles penned for the Art Review. Then in 1999 he co-founded The Chap magazine, under the alter ego of Vic Darkwood, with his erstwhile colleague Gustav Temple. During this time, as well as producing a quarterly magazine, they also wrote 3 spin-off Chap books.

At the end of 2003 Vic Darkwood left The Chap, as he felt that his work on that periodical was done. At the time he cited 'artistic differences' and 'a pronounced fatigue at superimposing yet more pipes onto vintage photographs of gentlemen' as his reasons for leaving, but an urge to dedicate himself more f...more

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Books by Vic Darkwood

Average rating: 3.54 · 78 ratings · 17 reviews · 7 distinct works

	How to Make Friends and Oppress People: Classic Travel Advice for the Gentleman Adventurer 3.20 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	The Chap Almanac: An Esoterick Yearbook For The Decadent Gentleman by Vic Darkwood, Gustav Temple 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings	My rating:
	The Lost Art of Travel: A Handbook for the Modern Adventurer 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	Around The World In Eighty Martinis: The Logbook Of A Remarkable Voyage Undertaken By Gustav Temple And Vic Darkwood by Gustav Temple, Vic Darkwood 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings	My rating:
	The Best of the Chap by The Chap, Vic Darkwood 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	My rating:
	The Chap Manifesto: Revolutionary Etiquette for the Modern Gentleman by Gustav Temple, Vic Darkwood 3.90 avg rating — 31 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Le Manifeste Chap: Savoir Vivre Révolutionnaire Pour Gentleman Moderne by Gustav Temple, Vic Darkwood 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating: