Lesson 1-Thinking as a Hobby . Author The Author's Background a He married Ann Brookfield an analytical chemist in 1939. He became a teacher of English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth's School in Salisbury. a During World War ii he served in the royal Navy and was involved in the sinking of Germanys mightiest battleship, the Bismarck. He participated in the invasion of normandy on d Day and at wars end went back to teaching and writing W BT L E To be continued on the next page.W B T L E Lesson 1—Thinking as a Hobby I. Author To be continued on the next page. The Author’s Background He married Ann Brookfield, an analytical chemist, in 1939. He became a teacher of English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. During World War II he served in the Royal Navy and was involved in the sinking of Germany’s mightiest battleship, the Bismarck. He participated in the invasion of Normandy on D￾Day and at war’s end went back to teaching and ] writing