| Author: | Earle Birney, Al Purdy | ISBN: | 9781551995021 |
| Publisher: | McClelland & Stewart | Publication: | December 3, 2010 |
| Imprint: | New Canadian Library | Language: | English |
| Author: | Earle Birney, Al Purdy |
| ISBN: | 9781551995021 |
| Publisher: | McClelland & Stewart |
| Publication: | December 3, 2010 |
| Imprint: | New Canadian Library |
| Language: | English |
Private Thomas Leadbeater Turvey is nobody’s idea of a capable recruit. Shifted from regimental pillar to post, Turvey tries and fails at every odd job in the army with a remarkable genius for mishap.
A casualty before he has a chance to see action, Turvey watches the maimed and dying return from the front; thus Earle Birney’s comic masterpiece becomes an unforgettable indictment of war.
Turvey won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1949.
Private Thomas Leadbeater Turvey is nobody’s idea of a capable recruit. Shifted from regimental pillar to post, Turvey tries and fails at every odd job in the army with a remarkable genius for mishap.
A casualty before he has a chance to see action, Turvey watches the maimed and dying return from the front; thus Earle Birney’s comic masterpiece becomes an unforgettable indictment of war.
Turvey won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1949.
