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Godfrey's Ghost: From Father to Son

Godfrey's Ghost: From Father to Son


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About the Book

"Godfrey's Ghost" is, at its heart, the story of a father written by his son. As a young man, Arnold Ridley was chiefly known as the author of the long-running comedy thriller, "The Ghost Train". Today he is remembered for his television performances as Private Godfrey, the oldest member of the Dad's Army platoon. But Army came towards the close of a long life, and although Arnold Ridley was Private Godfrey, Private Godfrey was not Arnold Ridley. From humble beginnings living above the family boot-shop in Bath, through the horrors of the Great War, to the life of a celebrated playwright in London's West End. From unprecedented success and sudden wealth to unforeseen disaster and financial ruin. From the nightmare of another war through painful years of struggle and obscurity to a new, late-flowering fame in a television classic. Anecdotal, engaging and truthful, "Godfrey's Ghost" is an affectionate - and often moving - portrait of a remarkable man who, faced with more than his fair share of life's vicissitudes, through love, courage and the kind of well-grounded philosophy that doesn't recognise itself as such, lived his life valiantly and well.

Table of Contents:
Prologue 1 Beginnings 2 'The Book' 3 Only child 4 God the father 5 Father time 6 Bearing the name 7 Schooldays 8 If we are marked to die 9 Unarmed combat 10 Live sport 11 Tailenders 12 An ill-requited profession 13 The story of Lechmere Worrall 14 'The Goat Train' 15 True accounts 16 Smart alec, poor fish 17 Stage fright 18 Last cast 19 Life and soul of the party 20 Even odds 21 Fathers and sons 22 With regard to women 23 Late, lost, the boy who travels 24 Foodstuff (& drinkstuff) 25 Touching fame 26 'Dear Arnold' 27 The last wave by 28 In the end, a beginning

About the Author :
Nicolas Ridley lives and writes in London.

Review :
This is one of the most tender portraits of a parent by a child I have ever read. It's an extraordinarily poignant and emotionally honest account of our desire to protect our children and theirs to protect us, of selfishness and unselfishness, anxiety and letting go. There were some bits that made me cry, others that made me laugh out loud ...A" - Paul Donovan, author and radio columnist, Sunday Times A remarkable achievement and a very moving testament to a fascinating manA" - Nick Pollard, Former Head of Sky News


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781906132989
  • Publisher: Mogzilla
  • Publisher Imprint: Mogzilla
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 280
  • Weight: 504 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1906132984
  • Publisher Date: 24 Jul 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: From Father to Son
  • Width: 156 mm


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