Untold Stories Part 4: A Common Assault

Alan Bennett

ISBN 10: 1846071631 / ISBN 13: 9781846071638

Published by BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House, United Kingdom, London, 2006

About this Item

This is the fourth recording from 'Untold Stories', containing 'A Common Assault', 'The History Boys' and 'Arise, Sir.' 'Untold Stories', Alan Bennett's first major collection of prose since his bestselling 'Writing Home', brings together the finest and funniest of his writing over the last ten years. After 'Untold Stories: Part 1: Stories', 'Part 2: The Diaries' and 'Part 3: Written on the Body', 'Part 4: A Common Assault' contains two more reminiscences from Bennett's life and an essay on the class system. 'A Common Assault' describes an incident in Italy when he was mugged, and found himself trying to give a statement to the police in bad Italian. 'The History Boys' harks back once more to Bennett's time at school, and shows how the raw material of experience was eventually transformed into the highly-acclaimed stage play 'The History Boys'. 'Arise, Sir.', finishes on a light-hearted note, in which Bennett muses on the Honours List in typically iconoclastic mode. 2 CDs. 2 hrs 24 mins. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Seller Inventory # GOR005615766

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Untold Stories Part 4: A Common Assault
• Publisher: BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House, United Kingdom, London
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846071631
• ISBN 13: 9781846071638
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 82 grams

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Synopsis

Untold Stories, Part 4: A Common Assault contains two more reminiscences from Bennett's life and an essay on the class system, read by Bennett himself. A Common Assault describes an incident in Italy when he was mugged, and found himself trying to give a statement to the police in bad Italian. The History Boys harks back once more to Bennetts time at school, and shows how the raw material of experience was eventually transformed into the highly-acclaimed stage play The History Boys. Arise, Sir..., finishes on a light-hearted note, in which Bennett muses on the Honours List in typically iconoclastic mode.

About the Author

Alan Bennett was first on stage with the Oxford Theatre Group in 1959. He collaborated on the revue Beyond the Fringe which opened in Edinburgh in 1960 and then to the West End and Broadway. His collection of diary entries, essays and reviews, Writing Home (1994), was a bestseller. His other works include The Wind in the Willows for the National Theatre, The Madness of George III, and Talking Heads.