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Saintly Billy Bill Naughton

Saintly Billy By Bill Naughton

Saintly Billy by Bill Naughton


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Summary

This sequel to Bill Naughton's successful autobiography "On the Pig's Back" describes his boyhood in the 1920s in industrial Lancashire and the devastating effect the mining dispute of 1921 had on his family. Naughton is also the author of "Alfie", "Spring and Port Wine" and numerous short stories.

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Saintly Billy: A Catholic Boyhood by Bill Naughton

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Table of Contents

The backstreet gamblers; meeting Uncle Wiliam; the tryst with Alice; June holiday week, 1920; reconciliation with Uncle William; lock-out of miners; the Irish and the English; black Friday, 1921; idleness and depression; tragedy in the home; the wake and after; poor prospects; Trinity Sunday procession; the Barker twins; George and Bimmy; Friday dinnertime; Father the miner; the corduroy suit; the diaries; James and Sylvan; a musical occasion; the big corner; the secret aspiration; temptations of the flesh; the captain of my soul; the medical examination; scene in classroom; a right good laugh.

Additional information

GOR011597337
9780192826541
0192826549
Saintly Billy: A Catholic Boyhood by Bill Naughton
Used - Like New
Paperback
Oxford University Press
1989-06-22
224
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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