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Condition
Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
ISBN
0340935294
EAN
9780340935293
Date of Publication
2007-07-26
Publication Name
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Type
Hardback
Release Title
At Her Majesty's Pleasure
Artist
Douglas, Robert
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN-10
0340935294
ISBN-13
9780340935293
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63844204

Product Key Features

Book Title
At Her Majesty's Pleasure
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year
2007
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Robert Douglas
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
5.7 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
'A natural-born writer...pins down all-too-human characters in a sentence or two - and a number of times he made me laugh out loud. He also recaptures the late 1950s and early 1960s, rekindling memories for those of us who were there or thereabouts and bringing them alive for those who weren't...convincing and entertaining', 'With the ending of NIGHT SONG OF THE LAST TRAM, Douglas left us longing to find out what happened to his 16-year-old self, so cruelly cast out into the world. Now, in SOMEWHERE TO LAY MY HEAD, Douglas continues his story, portraying a bright and clever boy who never got the opportunities he deserved, but was still determined to make his way in the world', 'A natural-born writer...pins down all-too-human characters in a sentence or two - and a number of times he made me laugh out loud. He also recaptures the late 1950s and early 1960s, rekindling memories for those of us who were there or thereabouts and bringing them alive for those who weren't...convincing and entertaining', ' Night Song of the Last Tram was one of the most moving autobiographies ever penned by a Scottish writer... Somewhere to Lay my Head takes up where that left off...Once again demonstrating an outstanding gift for evoking the atmosphere and emotions of a time gone by, this wonderfully talented storyteller takes us on a journey that he started as a boy and ended as a man', 'It recreates stunningly clear memories of a Glasgow childhood . . . I laughed until the tears ran down my legs.', 'Night Song of the Last Tramwas one of the most moving autobiographies ever penned by a Scottish writer...Somewhere to Lay my Headtakes up where that left off...Once again demonstrating an outstanding gift for evoking the atmosphere and emotions of a time gone by, this wonderfully talented storyteller takes us on a journey that he started as a boy and ended as a man'
Dewey Decimal
942.7085092
Synopsis
Robert Douglas completes his autobiographical trilogy in this enchanting personal memoir, taking us through the 1960s and into the 80s with his memories of life as a prison officer and, later, as an electricity chargehand driving around the Yorkshire Dales. His prison tales are laced with anecdotes about many of the most famous criminals in British history: the Krays, the Richardsons, the Great Train Robbers, Soviet spies and many more. Along the way, Douglas evokes the strong sense of social change that gripped the country as Britain emerged from the post-war gloom into the bright lights of the Beatles years and beyond., In an entirely stand-alone book, Robert Douglas completes his autobiographical trilogy, taking us through the sixties and into the eighties with his memories of life as a prison officer, and, at the end of his career, as an electricity chargehand driving around the Yorkshire Dales. He tells us of his prison experiences, with anecdotes about many of the most famous criminals in British history - the Krays, the Richardsons, the Great Train Robbers, Soviet spies and many more. Told in the same endearing and fascinating voice that readers of LAST SONG OF THE NIGHT TRAM and SOMEWHERE TO LAY MY HEAD first fell in love with, this volume continues the story of Robert's remarkable journey of self-education, introducing us to larger-than-life characters on both sides of the bars, and evoking a strong sense of social change as Britain emerged from the post-War gloom into the bright lights of the Beatles years., The third volume in Robert Douglas's remarkable life story picks up from the bestselling SOMEWHERE TO LAY MY HEAD and brings us up to the present day
LC Classification Number
DA591

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