John Middleton Murry Jr. was the son of the famous critic; Cowper also published four non-sf novels under the name Colin Murry, beginning with The Golden Valley; and, as Colin Middleton Murry – Colin being an early nickname, though he was normally addressed as John – two autobiographical volumes, One Hand Clapping, which deals mainly with his relationship with his difficult, intense, eccentric father, and Shadows on the Grass.
