Living With Eagles: Marcus Morris, Priest and Publisher

Eagles seemed to dominate Marcus Morris's life. As a clergyman's son, he grew up with the eagle of the church lectern; as a priest himself he had his own lecterns. A brass inkwell topped by a flying eagle became the symbol of the most famous eagle of all - the children's magazine that influenced a generation. Eagle and its sister papers Girl, Swift and Robin were read by millions throughout the 1950s and '60s. They offered excitement in the adventures of Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future, brilliantl…