Owning Up by George Melly

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Owning Up by George Melly

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Part of Penguin Classic Biography S series

Summary

This single volume contains three memoirs from George Melly. "Scouse Mouse" is the touching story of the author's childhood; "Rum, Bum & Concertina" describes Melly's National Service; and "Owning Up" describes how he slipped into the world of the jazz revival.

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Owning Up by George Melly

George Melly's three autobiographical memoirs - "Scouse Mouse", "Rum, Bum and Concertina" and "Owning Up" in one volume for the first time. An account of the author's life from childhood in middle-class Liverpool in the thirties, through national service in the navy as an ordinary seaman to his emergence as a connoisseur of surrealist art and his career as a jazz singer.

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ISBN 13 9780141390017
ISBN 10 0141390018
Title Owning Up
Author George Melly
Series Penguin Classic Biography S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2000-07-27
Number of pages 608
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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