Preview, anyone?

Mrs Dawson from Aberdeen writes: Brian, I'm a terrible cheapskate, and I couldn't possibly consider buying you without first reading your opening thirty or so pages. Is there anywhere I can have a preview of what you're about?

Brian answers: Yes, Mrs Dawson, you clearly are a tight-fisted Trollope of the worst sort. However, I did anticipate people like you would show up, and I have indeed posted the first thirty or so of my pages for your perusal at www.stevenpirie.com. Click on the 'Burying Brian' link to find them.