Clarts and Calamities by Brewis Henry
Talks about a year in the life of a bloke who'll never drive a Porsche, seldom wear a tie, and doesn't commute to work, because he's there already. He's been there since the first ewe lambed, the first cow was milked and the first field harvested - and he still hasn't made any money.
Born near Alnwick, Northumberland in 1932, Henry Brewis was one of a clan of farmers in the area. He spent much of his life running a mixed arable and livestock farm at Hartburn, near Morpeth, Northumberland. In the 1970s he began drawing cartoons and writing regularly for farming magazines, including the West Cumberland Farmers Journal, regional NFU journals and Livestock Farming. Booklets of his collected pieces were immensely popular. Farming Press issued the first of Henry's full collections of cartoons in 1983. Funnywayt'mekalivin' was the star attraction of that year's Smithfield Show when Henry signed copies on the Farming Press stand. Henry sold his farm on a lease-back arrangement and began to devote more time to writing and drawing. A small industry grew up around him, with Christmas cards, licensed prints, statuettes, decorated beer mugs, tee-shirts and audio-tapes. He was also in demand as an after-dinner speaker. In his youth Henry had been a keen cricketer, fielding at silly mid-off, and despite many years of illness he continued to enjoy sport, particularly golf. Henry died in 2000 leaving three children and two grandchildren.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905523122 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905523122 |
| Title | Clarts and Calamities |
| Author | Brewis Henry |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Fox Chapel Publishers International |
| Year published | 1988-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 247 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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