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A Kestrel for a Knave
Penguin Decades bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scandalous, and others were simply misunderstood. All represent their time and helped define their generation, while today each is considered a landmark work of storytelling. Barry Hines's A Kestrel for a Knave was published in 1968, and was made into one of the key British films of the sixties. Billy Casper is beaten by his drunken brother, ignored by his mother and failing at school. He seems destined for a hard, miserable life down the pits, but for a brief time, he finds one pleasure in life: a wild kestrel that he has raised and tamed himself.
Kes
"This new stage adaptation of Barry Hines' well-known film and novel once again proves its gritty charm and popular staying power..." --Back cover.
The Heart of it
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The Blinder
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The Gamekeeper
Humankind's relationship to nature is governed by money in this first US publication of a classic by the greatest chronicler of the British working class
Barry Hines
This is the first full-length critical study of the work of Barry Hines, best know as the author of A Kestrel for a Knave
This Artistic Life
This volume contains an anthology of essays, stories and poems by Barry Hines, the author of the much-celebrated 'A Kestrel For A Knave', better known as 'Kes'. Many of the pieces were written at the same time as this seminal novel and have never been published before.
A Kestrel for a Knave
A dramatisation of "A kestrel for a knave" by Barry Hines, with analysis of the work, and an examination of the lives of its principal characters and their social background.
No Way But Gentlenesse
Born and raised in the South Yorkshire mining village of Hoyland Common, Richard Hines remembers heaps of coal dust, listening out for the colliery siren at the end of shifts and praying for his father's safe return. When he failed his eleven-plus it seemed all too likely that he would follow in his father's footsteps and end up working in the pits - unlike his older brother Barry, who had passed the exam to grammar school and seemed to be heading for great things. Crushed by this, Richard spent his time in the fields and meadows beyond the slag heap. One morning, walking in the grounds of a ruined medieval manor, he came across a nest of kestrels. Instantly captivated, he sought out ancient...
Barry Hines
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