H. Taprell Dorling H. Taprell Dorling Captain Henry Taprell Dorling (1883-1968) was a British sailor, author, and journalist who served in the Royal Navy during both world wars, giving his marine fact and fiction a notable authenticity. His Pincher Martin, O.D. (1916) is widely referenced as the source for Pincher Martin (1956) by Nobel prizewinner William Golding. He wrote under the name Taffrail. Dorling was born in Berwick, the second son of Colonel Francis Dorling, and named Taprell Henry, but later changed the order of his names. He entered the HMS "Britannia" in August 1897, his 1113 marks placing him fifty-eighth in merit
Chapman Pincher Daily Express could see the potential in each piece he sent in and they wanted him to come and write for them as a career. Pincher had a friend that worked for the Daily Express and eventually began his work there as an investigative journalist. At the "Daily Express", Pincher developed his own style of investigative journalism, actively seeking out high-level contacts to obtain secret information. Pincher career as a journalist involved unveiling Cold War secrets in London for the "Daily Express". During his career, he had contact with the British Government that MI5 and MI6 could possibly be providing