The Go-Between (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics S.) - Softcover

Brooks-Davies, Douglas; Hartley, L. P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140188525 ISBN 13: 9780140188523

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1997

Synopsis

An invitation to a friend's house changes an adolescent boy's life. Discovering an old diary, Leo, now in his sixties, is drawn back to the hot summer of 1900 and his visit to Brandham Hall. The past comes to life as Leo recalls the events and devastating outcome that destroyed his beliefs and future hopes.

About this title

About the Author

L.P Hartley's books include NIGHT FEARS, THE SHRIMP AND THE ANEMONE, THE SIXTH HEAVEN, EUSTACE AND HILDA (which won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize), THE BOAT, THE HIRELING, THE NOVELISTS' RESPONSIBILITY (a collection of critical essays), MY SISTER'S KEEPER, MRS CARTERET RECEIVES and THE HARNESS ROOM. THE GO-BETWEEN was awarded the Heinemann Foundation Prize of the Royal Society of Literature and was later made into an internationally successful film. He was awarded the CBE in 1956.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140188525
• ISBN 13: 9780140188523
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336