The Essex boys cheer him on at the end of this work in which he allows boys from Aylesham and Gunthorpe to pass him and take an All England Borstal Blue Ribbon Prize Cup.
In this work, a diagnosis of pleurisy keeps the narrator out of the army, which allows him to carry through with a lucrative plan conceived while carting dustbins and scrubbing floors as punishment. Earlier the main character walked in on his father's bloody corpse, but lived off ham sandwiches and lemonade from the resultant insurance money. The narrator of this work distinguishes himself from "In-laws," repeatedly describes the governor as potbellied and claims that "my own war's all that I'll ever be bothered about." This story's narrator splits seventy pounds with Mike, and declares he has a baker's dozen of thirteen witnesses for his alibi, including his mother's fancy-man. The Essex boys cheer him on at the end of this work in which he allows boys from Aylesham and Gunthorpe to pass him and take an All England Borstal Blue Ribbon Prize Cup. For 10 points, name this Allan Sillitoe story about a juvenile delinquent named Smith who throws a race to spite the authorities.
In this work, a diagnosis of pleurisy keeps the narrator out of the army, which allows him to carry through with a lucrative plan conceived while carting dustbins and scrubbing floors as punishment.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner