Well, I'm sure it wouldn't have been for the want of him trying, Dave! Although that kind of megalomania is more associated with grocers' daughters than with grocers, of course.
Greg, Ithink you've spelt AC's names correctly -- I've got his 100 Folk Songs and New Songs at home; although IBFG isn't in it. Google didn't turn up anything for "invisible backward facing": astonishing -- you'd think there'd be tons of stuff under that heading!