Editing Simon Raven (section)

===Later life===
Throughout his life, Raven pursued a hedonistic lifestyle which included eating, drinking, travel, cricket, gambling and socialising. He spent what he earned, and after 34 years in Kent at Blond's behest he finally moved to London on securing lodgings in the [[London Charterhouse]], the almshouse historically associated with Charterhouse School. Here he led a quieter version of his former life. In 1993, he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Literature]].  A biography of Raven, ''The Captain'', written by [[Michael Barber (biographer)|Michael Barber]], was published in 1996. In 1997, he appeared with [[Melvyn Bragg]] in a ''[[The South Bank Show|South Bank Show]]'' devoted to his career, in good spirits and without regrets. His health continued to fail, however, and after a series of strokes<ref>On cause of death, Martin says this was "not announced", but both Barber and Hughes refer to strokes</ref> he died in London on 12 May 2001, aged 73.