TheRevdP.B.TubbyClaytonmaylayclaimtohavebeenoneofthemostcharismaticandinfluentialAnglicanpriestsofthetwentiethcentury.AFoolforThyFeastisamodernassessmentofthecareerofthisremarkableman,usinghispersonalpapers,familypapers,TocHarchivesandChurchArchives.Tubbywaspursuingaconventionalclericalcareerwhenwarchangedhiscourse.HebecameanarmychaplainandranthefamousTalbotHouseinPoperinghe,theHaveninHelljustbehindthelines,visitedbythousandsofthetroopsfightingintheYpresSalient.AfterthewarTubbysetupapeacetimemovementtocontinuetheethosandvaluesofserviceandequalitywhichhadexistedinTalbotHouse.Thismovement,whichsoonspreadinBritainandaroundtheworld,wascalledTocH,thesignalersabbreviationforTalbotHouse.Themovementencouragedyoungmen,andlaterwomen,tofollowthepreceptsofthefourpointsofthecompassthatis,tolovewidely,tobuildbravely,tothinkfairly,andtowitnesshumbly.DuringthistimeTubbywasalsotheincumbentofAllHallowsChurch,TowerHill.HebuiltupapowerfulreputationwithhispastoralworkamongtheparishionersinthecityandportofLondon.HefoundtimetoorganizetheredevelopmentofTowerHillandencouragemanyTocHvolunteerstoworkwithleprosysufferersinAfrica.DuringtheSecondWorldWarTubbyservedasachaplaininoiltankersandalsopromotedtheworkofTocHintheservicesaroundtheworld.HisbelovedAllHallowswasdestroyedintheBlitzandTubbyspentmuchoftherestofhisministryensuringthatitwasrebuilt.Heretiredin1963tospendtimebeinginvolvedinTocHoncemore.ThelifeandtimesofTubbyClaytonencompassthemostinterestinghistoricaltopicsofthesocial,religious,andmilitaryhistoriesofthetwentiethcentury,andinthisyearinwhichthe100thanniversaryoftheopeningofTalbotHouseismarked,itisfittingthatthemultifacetedpersonality,talentsandachievementsofthistwentiethcenturypriestbecelebratedbyanuptodatebiography.REVIEWSWearealreadyindebtedtoLindaParkerfortwoperceptivestudiesofFirstWorldWarchaplains.Thissensitiveandwell-researchedbiographyofTubbyClaytonfurtherenhancesherreputation.ChurchTimes"