But he also joined in with the antic spirit of the time .
When , at the suggestion of Ted Hughes , Faber & Faber offered to publish Fainlight 's work , he lit a petrol - soaked rag and posted it through the publisher 's letterbox .
Fainlight also joined in with the antic spirit of the time .
When , at the suggestion of Ted Hughes , Faber & Faber offered to publish Fainlight 's work , he lit a petrol - soaked rag and posted it through the publisher 's letterbox .