The Fred Files - Hardcover

Graham, Alex

 
9780752859767: The Fred Files

Synopsis

BASSET, FRED. Born, Fleet Street, 1963. Resides in suburbia with two faithful humans. Close associates: Yorky, Jock, Big Bruce. Hobbies: burying bones, frightening cats, hoping for more food. Ambition: to catch a rabbit...Fred Basset has been delighting fans for over 40 years. Now, in this special hardback collector's edition, we give the history of Fred, and reproduce some of the earliest cartoons from the life and times of Fred. Alongside reproductions of some of early rough sketches of Fred cartoons - and incorporating the first ever Fred Basset annual from 1963 - THE FRED FILES also includes an introduction from Alex Graham's daughter, who describes how Fred came about and how he is now a recognised around the world! A unique collector's edition, THE FRED FILES reveals how the nation's favourite dog has been delighting fans for nearly half a century.

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About the Author

Born in Scotland, Alex Graham began selling cartoons to magazines during World War II. He created a comic strip, "Wee Hughie", in 1945 and continued this feature until about 1970 in the Dundee Weekly News. Graham produced two other comics, "Our Bill" and "Briggs the Butler" in 1946. On July 9, 1963, Graham began the comic strip with which he is most closely associated: "Fred Basset". The strip still continues in the "Daily Mail" and "Mail on Sunday", and a book of the Fred cartoons is published every year.

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