Matthew George Darby, (born 27 August 1967) is a British conservationist and former publisher. He is the son of

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and

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, daughter of former British

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(also known as 14th Earl of Home, and Lord Home of the Hirsel). Home's correspondence with Darby was published as ''Letters to a Grandson'' in 1983. Darby was the co-creator of the Pocket Canons, a best-selling series of books from the bible published in sixteen countries. The series won a number of awards including the Design and Art Direction (D&AD) Silver Award, 1998 and the ''Publishers' Publicity Circle award for Generic Campaign of the Year'', 1998. Darby is married to singer-songwriter Christina Kulukundis and has two children.

References

* Home of the Hirsel, Lord. (1983). Letters to a Grandson, London: HarperCollins. * Sunday Times Magazine. (1984). Relative Values. Interview by Maddox, B. * The Face (magazine). (1998). Interview * Debrett's People of Today, 2008. (2007). * Country Life. (7 June 2007). pp 158–159. Interview {{DEFAULTSORT:Darby, Matthew English publishers (people) Landscape or garden designers Living people 1967 births Alumni of the University of Edinburgh