Selected Stories

by Richards, Alun

• ISBN13: 9781854111173
• ISBN10: 1854111175
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-06-01
• Publisher: Dufour Editions

Summary

Elgar Davies, Hon. Sec. of Pontlast RFC; scandalised Elmyra Mouth; lawyer Bunny Leyshon; Jehoidah Wetter, public convenience attendant; dream girl Dottie Lemon; Esme and her famous fly-half husband. The characters from Alun Richards's classic short stories are joined by new figures soon to be held in equal affection: T.J., leading figure in the new television company; milkman Jimmy Reeve; Ben Brayley, returning celebrity; Huw Pugh-Jones, who gets the boating bug.
From the valleys chip shop to Broadcasting House, and from the rugby club to the yacht club, Alun Richards creates a world marked by his acute observation and exact ear for dialogue. Surefooted in the politics of relationships, adept at his reading of social strata, sympathetic to the weaknesses of his characters, Richards is writing at his best in these memorable stories.

Table of Contents

The Widow-Maker	p. 7
Cherry Trees	p. 27
The Former Miss Merthyr Tydfil	p. 43
Hon. Sec. R.F.C.	p. 55
Off the Record	p. 79
Jehoidah's Gents	p. 97
Groceries	p. 119
Dream Girl	p. 140
Fly Half	p. 157
Actors	p. 169
Frilly Lips and the Son of the Manse	p. 193
Dai-logue	p. 208
On Location	p. 225
Beck and Call	p. 251
Effie	p. 271
Bowels Jones	p. 282
The Scandalous Thoughts of Elmyra Mouth	p. 304
The Ferryman's Daughter	p. 314
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