Scope and Contents Robert Nye (b. 1939) is a British literary critic, poet, playwright, and novelist. He began his career as an acclaimed poet but eventually turned to literary criticism and fiction. His first novel, Doubtfire, was published in 1967. His best known works are his later novels, Falstaff (1976), Merlin (1978), and Faust (1980). Laura and he began a relationship...