Master Georgie
In 1854, when the battle of Inkerman in the Crimea was over, five survivors were hurriedly assembled in front of the camera. A sixth figure added symmetry to the group - Master Georgie. In the distance a young woman circled round and round like a bird above a robbed nest.
In 1854, when the battle of Inkerman in the Crimea was over, five survivors were hurriedly assembled in front of the camera. A sixth figure added symmetry to the group - Master Georgie. In the distance a young woman circled round and round like a bird above a robbed nest.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780715628317 (0715628313)
ASIN: 0715628313
Publish date: 1998-03-27
Publisher: Duckworth
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
War,
Contemporary,
Fiction,
Historical
Beryl Bainbridge's 1998 novel, Master Georgie, is today (Tuesday 19 April 2011) announced the winner of a special prize created to honour the late, much-loved author - the Man Booker Best of Beryl.Opening sentence - I was twelve years old the first time Master Georgie ordered me to stand stock still...
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