· THE GILT KID. By James Curtis. London Books, £ THE novelist James Curtis has been missing for more than 50 years. His success, which burned brightly but rapidly, came in a meteoric burst in the mids. Curtis wrote six novels in his short career. He was last published in , although he lived until · The Gilt Kid details the exploits of the titular (anti)hero, newly released from prison as he variously meets with fellow criminals, gets drunk, consorts with prostitutes and, in the dramatic centrepiece of the novel, takes part in a daring robbery. But, as with all Curtis's work, the appeal lies less in the plot than in his crystal-clear evocation of a lost London www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 4 mins. James Curtis. James Curtis was the author of six novels – The Gilt Kid, They Drive By Night, There Ain't No Justice, You're In The Racket Too, What Immortal Hand and Look Long Upon A Monkey - as well as at least one non-fiction work, A Guide To British Liberties, part of the Fact series of political observations by left-wing authors in the s. They Drive By Night and There Ain't No Justice were both made into .
The gilt kid. [CURTIS, James] on www.doorway.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The gilt kid. The Gilt Kid, There Ain't No Justice, They Drive By Night James Curtis (4 July - ) was a British author who was best known for his novels, They Drive By Night and There Ain't No Justice, both of which were made into feature films. the sexual meanings of 'crumpet' in British English. 17th May Reading time 15 minutes. women regarded collectively as objects of sexual desire; sexual intercourse—first recorded in 'The Gilt Kid' (), by James Curtis (Geoffrey Basil Maiden) Read More.
Curtis used his plots to highlight the unfairness of society and dearth of opportunity that all too often leads people to break the law. The Gilt Kid (first published in ) focuses on a convicted burglar and Communist sympathiser, freshly released from prison who wastes little time in plunging back to the London underworld, a milieu that few writers have depicted with such empathy and clarity. The Gilt Kid details the exploits of the titular (anti)hero, newly released from prison as he variously meets with fellow criminals, gets drunk, consorts with prostitutes and, in the dramatic centrepiece of the novel, takes part in a daring robbery. But, as with all Curtis's work, the appeal lies less in the plot than in his crystal-clear evocation of a lost London underworld. The Gilt Kid is the debut novel by British author James Curtis published in It is a crime thriller set in s London but also deals with working-class themes in a Social realism style.
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