Sound of Coaches - Hardcover
One stormy December night some time in the eighteenth century, a coach came thundering down the long hill outside of Dorking on its usual journey into London. But something unusual was to happen that night as one of the passengers unepectedly gave birth to a child.
Not until he was eight did Sam Chichester discover that the coachman and guard he called 'Ma and 'Pa' were not his real parents. Sam will need to grow up, leave home, and find love before he will finally uncover the truth about his parentage.
Not until he was eight did Sam Chichester discover that the coachman and guard he called 'Ma and 'Pa' were not his real parents. Sam will need to grow up, leave home, and find love before he will finally uncover the truth about his parentage.
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"A book to savor and decipher, rich in atmosphere and character and style that strikes sparks from the cobbles" (New Statesman)
"Filled with voluble wit" (Washington Post)
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"Filled with voluble wit" (Washington Post)
A rollicking, exciting and moving tale from Leon Garfield.
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- PublisherPrentice Hall Press
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0582150965
- ISBN 13 9780582150966
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages261
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. John Lawrence -- Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition. Dull blue coloured end pages. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles and white coloured illustration to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper by John Lawrence, white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Set in 18th-century England, this is the story of the young man Sam, who was born to an un-wed mother at the Red Lion coachhouse in the midst of a wild storm. All she leaves for her new born is a cheap pewter ring and a pistol. The coachman and his wife adopt the young boy, and, they journey between London and Chichester and back. "In the course of a series of adventures, he bewitchingly comic Jenny, and becomes drawn into the world of the stage. Finally, in an exciting climax, Sam reconciles the conflicting sides of his own nature: this solid, down-to-earth values instilled by his coaching childhood, and the tawdry but magical world of theatre. He realises that the knowledge of his true father is less relevant than the knowledge of himself."  from the front fold over panel blurb. Softening of the back strip edges with rubbing of the top book corners and lower book edges. Age toning of the text block edges and pages. A little rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with some fading of the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [10], 11 - 261, [3] pages, Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: John Lawrence -- Cover Art. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Britain/UK; 18th century; ISBN: 0582150965. ISBN/EAN: 9780582150966. Inventory No: 0127876. Seller Inventory # 0127876
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