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The latest edition of David Mitchell's book "For Crying Out Loud" will be on the shelves, and available on Amazon, as of Dec. 6, 2010.
David is the current Town Crier to the city of Chester.
The first part of the book traces the roles of the crier and the bellman as the forerunners of the newspaper, obituary column, lost-and-found notice, burglar alarm, smoke detector, night watchman, weather reporter, speaking clock, public address system, advertising hoarding, newsreader and outside broadcaster.
The story is then brought up-to-date by recounting some of the activities of a modern-day town crier.
It is a substantial book: 40,000 words, 99 illustrations, 192 pages.
The retail price is £11.95. This promises to be an interesting read and a good addition to the library of all town criers.
Zie ook 18 feb 2011
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Commentaar :
Jammer van de titel... die is niet zo origineel !
Het is misschien wel een gebruikelijke uitdrukking in Engeland...?
Zie andere uitgaven en items met dezelfde titel.
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“I just wanted to say how much we both enjoyed reading your book.
It was a happy mixture of information and anecdote and, as such, ought to be very popular reading.”
xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Gordon Smith, former Lord Mayor of Chester
“A clear smart cover that you want to look closer at; a good back cover; lots of varied historical info and humour; great drawings and highlighted bits of text.
It appears to have everything needed.”
Gordon Emery, Chester historian and author
“David writes well, is lucid, amusing and knowledgeable. His wife Julie’s illustrations are the perfect complement to David’s words and together this combination of talents makes for a most entertaining and informative book.”
Alistair Chisholm (Town Crier of Dorchester)
“We get shown a lot of local interest books but it’s nice to see one that is so well produced. We will definitely stock this book.”
Manager, Waterstones, Chester
“One of the funniest books I have ever read!”
Pam Dobson, Chester
Fantastic! I canÂ’t praise it highly enough.
It’s keeping me awake at night!”
David Craner, Town Crier of Crewkerne
Fascinating ... deeply researched ... a credit to you and to town criers.”
David Bull, Town Crier of Filey
“Absolutely professional.”
Michael Wood, Town Crier of the East Riding of Yorkshire
“Excellent exposition and narrative, with a judicious mix of information and humour. I was impressed with the depth of research, and your ability to communicate in an engaging and enthralling manner. Your book is already the standard reference!”
Geoff Sheasby, Town Crier of Pocklington
“You’ve done a wonderful job!”
John Whittle, Chester historian
“I laughed my socks off!”
Alan Myatt, Town Crier of Gloucester
The historical content is well described in an easy manner and with much gentle humour. His experiences and anecdotes as Chester's Town Crier caused me to giggle a lot, and his dealings with Sooty brought tears to my eyes!
John R. Stevens, Bellman to the Common Council of the Burgess of Alnwick
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