Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Biographical Outline
- Abbreviations and References
- Textual Note
- Introduction
- 1 Early Noir: A Weekend with Claude, Another Part of the Wood, Harriet Said …, The Dressmaker and A Quiet Life
- 2 Comedy and Society: The Bottle Factory Outing, Sweet William, Injury Time and Winter Garden
- 3 History, Time and Intertextuality: Young Adolf, Watson's Apology and An Awfully Big Adventure
- 4 History and Mythology: The Birthday Boys, Every Man for Himself, Master Georgie and According to Queeney
- Conclusion: The Girl in the Polka-dot Dress
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Biographical Outline
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Biographical Outline
- Abbreviations and References
- Textual Note
- Introduction
- 1 Early Noir: A Weekend with Claude, Another Part of the Wood, Harriet Said …, The Dressmaker and A Quiet Life
- 2 Comedy and Society: The Bottle Factory Outing, Sweet William, Injury Time and Winter Garden
- 3 History, Time and Intertextuality: Young Adolf, Watson's Apology and An Awfully Big Adventure
- 4 History and Mythology: The Birthday Boys, Every Man for Himself, Master Georgie and According to Queeney
- Conclusion: The Girl in the Polka-dot Dress
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
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- Beryl Bainbridge , pp. vii - ixPublisher: Liverpool University PressPrint publication year: 2014