Based on the real-life court case of a young naval cadet unjustly accused of stealing a five-shilling postal order and first staged in 1946, *The Winslow Boy* has been revived many times since, including at The Old Vic in 2013. Ronnie Winslow is expelled from naval college, having been accused of p
The Winslow Boy
โ Scribed by Andrew Mayne
- Book ID
- 115328078
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 7 MB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
"The Winslow Boy" is based on the real-life court case of a young naval cadet unjustly accused of stealing a five shilling postal order. An eminent--and initially unsympathetic--QC takes on the case, and the boy has to withstand the full might of the Royal Naval Establishment seeking to discredit him
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-173)
A personal essay by Michael Darlow -- Introduction -- The Winslow Boy
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