The Trials and Triumphs of Les Dawson

By Louis Barfe

Book Overview

Les Dawson was a Northern lad who climbed out of the slums thanks to an uncommonly brilliant mind. Married twice in real life, he had a third wife in his comic world--a fictional ogre built from spare parts left by fleeing Nazis at the end of World War II--and an equally frightening mother-in-law. He was down to earth, yet given to eloquent, absurd flights of fancy. He was endlessly generous with his time, but slow to buy a round of drinks. He was a mass of contradictions. In short, he was human, he was genuine, and that's why audiences loved him.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848872518
• ISBN13: 9781848872516
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Atlantic Books (UK)
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.1" x 7.7"