Almost finished now ! Have got the theme but am not sure about how to start for the appropriate side of the grid...the first 2 or 3 words please would be helpful. And for 28DOWN, I have: ?O??AN?MY?R? Could this be HOLY AND MYRRH ( The spelling of HOLLY? ). Many thanks in advance!
As you have the theme, chunks of the words in the quote are fairly easy to spot. I no longer have my copy, but I remember seeing significant words and was able to fill in the rest. It was very satisfying!
Thank you very much for your invaluable help, Nical! With a bit of Googling, I discovered the quotation and the names of the two authors. Very satisfying, indeed! Have a great evening!