Try David Ogilvy's book on Flying the Shuttleworth Aircraft, which includes a rather tasty clipped wing Spit + article in Pilot only a few month's ago on flying Spits and Hurricanes.
You CAN fly one too -there are a couple of 2 seaters in the UK. It'll cost you about two grand for an hour.........."Bloody Hell" I hear you say. But bare in mind that it costs £50K to service the VP prop.........