The Poacher - H E Bates

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THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Bates's fifth novel was written from late 1933 to the fall of 1934. It relates the life of Luke Bishop from about 1880 to sometime after the first World War. Initially, the reader is introduced to Luke's father who is an idler, poacher, drinker, shoemaker, story-teller, singer. Luke follows suit and finds himself accused of murder and seriously ill, but eventually settles down and raises a family. Bates's brother Stanley apparently remarked that "The Poacher is almost a family history" . More generally, in his portrayal of the old-time shoemaker-poacher and the changes wrought upon society and the land, Bates tells the story of his home-town, Rushden. Fair condition. The page edges are marked and discoloured. The cover is worn at both ends of the spine. The dustjacket is worn. Owner's inscription. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 425129

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