Donkey Boy (1952) was the second entry in Henry Williamson's fifteen-volume A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight spanning the years from the late Victorian period to the Second World War. It tells of Richard Maddison's first-born Phillip, nicknamed 'donkey boy' because his life was saved in infancy by being fed with ass's milk. The boy grows up in the Edwardian era, something of a misfit, at odds with his father. 'With extraordinary skill and precision [Williamson] rebuilds the scenery of the past... [he] seems to be engaged ...
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Donkey Boy (1952) was the second entry in Henry Williamson's fifteen-volume A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight spanning the years from the late Victorian period to the Second World War. It tells of Richard Maddison's first-born Phillip, nicknamed 'donkey boy' because his life was saved in infancy by being fed with ass's milk. The boy grows up in the Edwardian era, something of a misfit, at odds with his father. 'With extraordinary skill and precision [Williamson] rebuilds the scenery of the past... [he] seems to be engaged in a thriller whose instalments can be relied on to animate a whole section of social history.' Spectator 'Williamson's style is romantic, though rarely sentimental, and his sensuous response to nature is fresh and surprising.' Anthony Burgess, Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. 1984 new edition, volume 2 of A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight; tightly bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Dust jacket not price-clipped and protected by removable clear film; small tear to top front along spine hinge with mend on inside. page fore-edges yellowed. Internally, page edges yellowed; otherwise, a clean, tidy copy.
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Add this copy of Donkey Boy to cart. $38.98, good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1952 by Macdonald.
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Used-Good. VG hardback in Poor dust jacket. Free end papers a little yellowed; erasure mark on front free end paper; dust jacket tatty, with tears, loss & stains from old sellotape repairs; dj not price-clipped, & protected in removable clear film.
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