A Postillion Struck by Lightning

DIRK BOGARDE

Biographies & Memoirs

Penguin Books, Ltd.

A Particular Friendship

Arts & Literature

Penguin??Books

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A SHORT WALK FROM HARRODS

Following on from his previous novel, Jericho, and re-evoking the manifold themes and compelling rural French atmosphere of its predecessor, A Period of Adjustment tells the story of James Caldicott. His ruined marriage spurred him on to obey his estranged Brother's letter, which compelled him to take his house in the south of France. Upon discovering the tragic fate of his brother James, William, accompanied by his son Giles, attempts to rebuild his life only to find it being attacked from another, far too personal front.It is an entertaining read emblazoned with Bogarde's usual winning combination of wit and charm.First published in 1994, this is Dirk Bogarde's fifth novel.

A Period of Adjustment

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Dirk Bogarde's most recent memoir recalls the wartime years when he served as a captain in photographic intelligence, and the postwar period when he first embarked on his film career, along with vignettes of his experiences in Hollywood, Italy, Provence and finally his return to England. There are recollections of the horrors and terror of enemy attact, the bitter ironical humour of the battlefield, despair and hopelesnes, and more palatable terror of stage-fright for a young actor "arriving" at the movies.

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From Le Pigeonnier (Penguin 60s)

This is Dirk Bogard's story, a delightful encounter with a world famous actor, in which he affectionately recalls his early life in Sussex, the tough days at Glasgow technical school, his time at Chelsea Polytechnic, his arrival in Hollywood.

Postillion Struck by Lightning

GRANADA

Essays & Correspondence

VIKING

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Dirk Bogarde's first volume of autobiography, published originally in 1977, traces the first steps of a young actor who went on to achieve worldwide acclaim. It details not only his early stage experiences, but also some evocative scenes from his childhood in Sussex, where his family lived in a cottage in the South Downs. Later came a technical college in Glasgow, an apprenticeship in printing, an art education at Chelsea, and finally a scholarship to the Old Vic - just as war broke out. Other volumes of his autobiography are: "Snakes and Ladders", "An Orderly Man" and "Backcloth".

A postillion struck by lightning

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A Postillion Struck by Lightning

A Particular Friendship

A SHORT WALK FROM HARRODS

A Period of Adjustment

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From Le Pigeonnier (Penguin 60s)

Postillion Struck by Lightning

A Particular Friendship

Cleared for Take-Off

A postillion struck by lightning