The magnificent story of a writer's lifelong obsession with his city and its football club.
Sid Chaplin Books
Sid Chaplin's journey from the coal mines to popular authorship is a testament to his dedication to his North East roots. Lucky to have access to a rich collection of books in his youth, he developed a naturally entertaining writing style. Though initially drawn to union leadership, an encouraging tutor redirected his focus to literature, a path he pursued alongside his demanding work in the mines. His prose captured the essence of his homeland, remaining deeply connected to the people and landscapes he knew so well.
Published in a new series of Flambard Modern Classics. In the late 1940s and 1950s Chaplin pioneered a new kind of regional fiction dedicated to working-class experience. His finest achievements are usually considered to be his two Newcastle novels from the early 1960s. This is one of them.
Sid Chaplin was an acclaimed author of novels, essays and short stories, one of the finest writers working in the North in the 20th century. To mark the centenary of his birth in 1916, this new collection of stories, essays and poems features the very best of this work, capturing the culture which created the modern North-East, now lost forever.
In a bustling marketplace, an extraordinary encounter sets in motion a series of events that intertwines the fates of two individuals, defying expectations and leading to an indelible love story.
Autorovu autobiografickou pečeť nese vyprávění osmnáctiletého dělnického chlapce Arthura Haggerstona o letech dospívání, poznamenaných jeho čistým postojem k životu a silnou citovou vazbou k matce. Chaplinův román může být nazýván citovou výchovou mladého současníka.
