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Five Fags a Day

John Petty

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Description:John Petty was born in about 1919 and lived in Kent Street, Walsall for many years. By the time he left school at 14, his considerable literary talent had already been recognised by his English teacher. Petty drifted through many jobs before joining the army at the age of 17 - he later deserted and was imprisoned for a time. In 1939 he rejoined the army, only to be discharged upon medical grounds, twelve months later. Poor health was to blight the rest of his life. The years spent gleaning scrap from local rubbish tips could only have aggravated his tuberculosis. It was during this period that Petty became determined to succeed as a writer, using his own experiences as inspiration.Before Five Fags A Day’ was published in 1956 he had suffered many setbacks and had several works rejected. This book, his first success, sold only 1,400 copies and his royalties amounted to only £80. However, Petty seems to have met his wife, Ethel, as a result of ‘Five Fags A Day’ and the couple married shortly after it was published.In 1958, ‘Flame In My Heart’ was published. ‘The Last Refuge followed in 1966. Petty also wrote a number of newspaper articles during this period. In 1967, he was awarded an Arts Council bursary, which he used to purchase a cottage in lronbridge, but within months the property was condemned. The local council eventually provided him with a little cottage in Dawley.By now Petty was a well known personality but he received no recognition of his literary status from his hometown. Understandably, Petty resented this -in fact he disowned Walsall on the dust cover of his autobiographical work, ‘The Face’, claiming that he came from the Potteries. ‘The Face’, published in 1972, was Petty’s last work, for he died in Dawley in 1973 aged only 54.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Five Fags a Day. To get started finding Five Fags a Day, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: John Petty was born in about 1919 and lived in Kent Street, Walsall for many years. By the time he left school at 14, his considerable literary talent had already been recognised by his English teacher. Petty drifted through many jobs before joining the army at the age of 17 - he later deserted and was imprisoned for a time. In 1939 he rejoined the army, only to be discharged upon medical grounds, twelve months later. Poor health was to blight the rest of his life. The years spent gleaning scrap from local rubbish tips could only have aggravated his tuberculosis. It was during this period that Petty became determined to succeed as a writer, using his own experiences as inspiration.Before Five Fags A Day’ was published in 1956 he had suffered many setbacks and had several works rejected. This book, his first success, sold only 1,400 copies and his royalties amounted to only £80. However, Petty seems to have met his wife, Ethel, as a result of ‘Five Fags A Day’ and the couple married shortly after it was published.In 1958, ‘Flame In My Heart’ was published. ‘The Last Refuge followed in 1966. Petty also wrote a number of newspaper articles during this period. In 1967, he was awarded an Arts Council bursary, which he used to purchase a cottage in lronbridge, but within months the property was condemned. The local council eventually provided him with a little cottage in Dawley.By now Petty was a well known personality but he received no recognition of his literary status from his hometown. Understandably, Petty resented this -in fact he disowned Walsall on the dust cover of his autobiographical work, ‘The Face’, claiming that he came from the Potteries. ‘The Face’, published in 1972, was Petty’s last work, for he died in Dawley in 1973 aged only 54.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Five Fags a Day. To get started finding Five Fags a Day, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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