J.R.L. Anderson
Born in 1911, John Richard Lane Anderson was a writer of poetry, fiction and non-fiction whose lifelong interest in sailing and adventure is clear from his published work. He was employed by the Guardian newspaper in Manchester from 1951 to 1967, in both journalistic and editorial roles.
In 1966, Anderson led a Guardian-sponsored, small-boat expedition that built on interest in the newly ‘discovered’ and published ‘Vinland Map’. The voyage set out to retrace the journey of Norse settlers from...
