Description "A vivid, unforgettable picture of the quality--or lack of it--of Life in England among \'ordinary\' people."--Peter Stansky.
While a teacher he began to write stories, plays, BBC s.
After school he was an engineering apprentice for seven years and was then unemployed for three years, during which he studied languages and how to start a revolution.
About the Author Robert Roberts was born in a Salford slum in 1905, the son of corner shopkeepers.
Description "A vivid, unforgettable picture of the quality--or lack of it--of Life in England among \'ordinary\' people."--Peter Stansky