The Goalkeeper's Revenge and Other Stories (Heinemann Guided Readers) - Softcover

Hodson, Peter; Floyd, Gareth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0435270389 ISBN 13: 9780435270384

Publisher: Macmillan Education, 1976

Synopsis

It was the custom for lads to gather at the street corner on summer evenings and discuss trolleying. Spit Nolan was the champion trolley-rider. He had very good balance, sharp wits and he was very brave. The dramatic story of Spit Nolan is one of thirteen in this collection of funny and stirring tales set in the 1930s. With warmth and vigour, Bill Naughton describes the good-humoured exploits of a lively group of boys.

About this title

Product Description:

The Goalkeeper's Revenge is comprised of stories of a Lancashire childhood: of football on the streets, fishing, fighting and school, of growing up and looking for work, and of characters such as Spit Nolan the champion trolley-rider, Sim Dalt the goalkeeper and Maggie Gregory the amazing reader.

About the Author:

Bill Naughton was a British playwright and author best known for his plays "Spring and Port Wine" and "Alfie", the latter which he adapted for screen in the iconic 1966 film starring Michael Caine, and the 2004 remake starring with Jude Law. Born in Ireland in 1910, he grew up in Lancashire; his writing contains vivid evocations of the impoverished mining communities of the North of England, bound together by ties of family, kith and kin. Bill Naughton won the Screenwriters award 1967 and 1968 and the Prix Italia for Radio Play '1974' before settling in the Isle of Wight where he wrote several children's books based on his childhood memories. Naughton died in 1992.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan Education
• Publication date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0435270389
• ISBN 13: 9780435270384
• Binding: Paperback