The Birthday Boys (Paperback, Digital original)

A brilliantly realized evocation of the thoughts and voices of Captain Scott and the four men with him, who suffered extraordinary hardships before finally dying during their 1912 attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole. 'A whole lost era of fantastic courage, determination, idealism, curiosity, boyish foolishness and class mores is brought brilliantly and touchingly back by Bainbridge's penetrating psychological acumen and her superb scene and action painting...A masterly achievement, not to be missed by anyone who cherishes a strong, meaningful story beautifully told' Publishers Weekly The Birthday Boys is one of Beryl Bainbridge's most acclaimed novels, telling the story of Scott's doomed expedition through the voices of five men on the voyage. As Scott, Petty Officer Taff Evans, ship's doctor Dr Edward Wilson, Lieutenant Henry Bowers and Captain Lawrence Oates step forward for their place in the narrative, the reader is gripped by the the characters themselves alongside the vividly evoked period.

General

Imprint:	Abacus
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2009
Authors:	Beryl Bainbridge
Dimensions:	196 x 130 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	192
Edition:	Digital original
ISBN-13:	978-0-349-12156-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-349-12156-7
Barcode:	9780349121567

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