Toplis – Artist of Sark – The Biography of Wm. A. Toplis (1857-1942) –

“… This book is the true story of one man’s fight against the corrupt and unjust authorities in control of Sark at the turn of the century.

W.A. Toplis with fifteen paintings of the island accepted for display by the Royal Academy, was probably the island’s most successful artist. He came tot Sark for a holiday in 1883 and remained until his death in 1942 during the German occupation.”