The Forests of the Night the war as it really was, as James Kirkup observed, an "acid portrait of those who played at being members of the [French] Resistance". The novel's theme and title come from the opening lines to William Blake's poem "The Tyger": "Tiger, tiger, burning bright - in the forests of the night." "The Forests of the Night" was translated in 1951 into English by Nora Wydenbruck; it has not been re-printed since. Francis is the son of the Comte de Balansun, whose family resides in the French town of Saint-Clar, near the Pyrenees. Francis, in the beginning of the novel, skips
Tyger Drew-Honey nominated for Best Male Newcomer at the 2009 British Comedy Awards for his role in "Outnumbered" but lost to Charlie Brooker. "Outnumbered" was nominated, without success, for a number of awards including a National Television Award and a Royal Television Society Award. Tyger Drew-Honey Lindzi James Tyger Drew-Honey (born 26 January 1996), known professionally as Tyger Drew-Honey, is an English actor, musician, and television presenter, best known for his role as Jake Brockman in the British sitcom "Outnumbered". Drew-Honey was born in Epsom, Surrey, the son of pornographic actors Ben Dover (real name Simon Honey) and Linzi Drew. Drew-Honey was