The Brigand

Pan Books, UK, 1967. Reprint. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 140 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Books, UK, 1967. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are reasonably tanned. Faint old price mark on front cover. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Anthony Newton was a soldier at sixteen; at twenty-six he was a beggar of favours, a patient waiter in outer offices, a more or less meek respondent to questionnaires which bore a remarkable resemblance one to the other. ... Tony Newton struggled through eight years of odd jobs. ... And at the end of the eighth year he discussed the situation with himself and soberly elected for brigandage of a safe and more or less unobjectionable variety. The dictionary defines a brigand as a robber or a bandit, particularly from an outlaw band. But that definition is perhaps too harsh for Tony Newton; he focuses on "the art of gentle robbery." And he succeeds, as he himself modestly admits. The Brigand is a collection of twelve stories, each an escapade of Tony Newton as he moves from one adventure to another, one gullible rich man to another, escaping a detection here, a marriage to a "plum pudding girl" there, a murder attempt elsewhere, even becoming a successful member of the House of Commons in one delightful episode. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Thrillers; Inventory No: 19040084..