 Author Name: Arlott, John
Title: Crime and Punishment
Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: London Newman Neame Take Home Books Ltd 1961
Illustrator: Perry, Clay
Seller ID: 000053
16pp - No, not the Dostoevsky novel, but another in the very collectable "Take Home Books" series from the 1950s and '60s. 1st ed. "Crime and Punishment, when we read about them in the papers, can seem dramatic - even spectacular. But when crime comes into our own lives it is surprisingly hurtful...." Leslie Thomas John Arlott led a rich and varied life, which began in 1914 and ended in 1991. His working life began as a clerk in a mental hospital, and proceded to an 11-year career as a police offcer and eventually detective in Southampton. He was also a published poet with Of Period And Place. He succeeded George Orwell as a BBC Literary Programmes Producer (1945-50), and then became an instructor at the BBC’s Staff Training School. He continued his writing career with Concerning Cricket and as the writer, co-author or editor of some 80 books. He first broadcast on VE Day as a police representative, and began cricket commentary during his time as a producer, covering India’s visit to England in 1946. In 1968 he became cricket correspondent of The Guardian. Shortly before his death he published his autobiography, Basingstoke Boy.
TAKE HOME BOOKS, UK, SOCIOLOGY, CRIME, John Arlott, BBC, Cricket
Price =
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