THE MONEY'S ALL RIGHT AND OTHER STORIES

First Edition. Hardback. 8vo.pp. 287. Original publisher's cloth binding in terracotta, lettered silver at spine. /Leslie Halward (1905–1976) was a British writer known for his short stories and plays. Born in Selly Oak, Birmingham, his autobiography covering the time from his childhood to settling down to married life as a writer in the small village of Guarlford, Let Me Tell You, was published by Michael Joseph Ltd in 1938, later writing Gus and Ida (1939) a novel with a socialist message; To Tea on Sunday (1936); Money's Alright (1938) and short fiction in the magazine New Writing. Following service during the Second World War at RAF Defford, he turned to BBC radio dramas and wrote a number of plays reflecting working class life of his era. Halward died in Worcester, England. Very good. Clean. Sound.