Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex
AUSTRALIA: Penguin Books Pty Ltd, 762 Whitehorse Road,
Mitcham Victoria
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First published by Michael Joseph 1957
Published in Penguin Books 1964
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Copyright © H. E. Bates, 1957
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Made and Printed in Great Britain
by C. Nicholls & Company Ltd
Set in Linotype Pilgrim
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