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Vintage book: Jack and John by W. Riley hardcover with dustjacket

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Binding : Hardcover
Topic : Book
Publisher : Herbert Jenkins Ltd
Language : English
Author : W. Riley
Subject : Literature & Fiction

This 1935 novel is in great shape with dustjacket having only minor tears at the bottom. The back page includes this description: ‘An understanding of the frailty of human nature, a timely word of advice, an expression of confidence and a generous gesture have often combined to lead a youthful offender from the paths of wrong-doing. Of this fact Mr. Wyatt, the Stipendary Magistrate, was well aware when Jack Glover was brought into his court on a serious charge. Looking at the pale face of the prisoner in the dock, he believed that here was a case in which a fatherly chat would prove more effective than a prison sentence. He decided to put it to the test. This story tells of the lasting effect on the lad of the magistrate’s words, of Jack’s mission to Wemby Moor, of his adventures on the way and of his reception in the little moorland town. It is a fine, moving tale in the true Riley tradition, as refreshing and as wholesome as the windswept moors themselves.’

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