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To Sir with Love
E. R. Braithwaite
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Description for To Sir with Love
Paperback. In 1945, Rick Braithwaite, a smart, highly educated ex-RAF pilot, looks for a job in British engineering. He is deeply shocked to realise that, as a black man from British Guiana, no one will employ him because of the colour of his skin. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
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'A milestone in the campaign for racial equality' Guardian
In 1945, Rick Braithwaite, a smart, highly educated ex-RAF pilot, looks for a job in British engineering. He is deeply shocked to realise that, as a black man from British Guiana, no one will employ him because of the colour of his skin. In desperation he turns to teaching, taking a job in a tough East End school, and left to govern a class of unruly teenagers. With no experience or guidance, Braithwaite attempts to instil discipline, confound prejudice and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099483694
SKU
V9780099483694
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About E. R. Braithwaite
E. R. Braithwaite (Author) E. R. Braithwaite was born 1922 in British Guiana and educated in British Guiana and the United States. He served in the R. A. F. His publications include To Sir with Love: Experiences While Teaching in a London School (1959); Paid Servant: A Report about Welfare Work in London (1962); A Kind of Home-Coming: ... Read more
Reviews for To Sir with Love
A book that the reader devours quickly, ponders slowly, and forgets not at all-Moving and inspiring
New York Times
E.R. Braithwaite's postwar novel about a black teacher fighting to win the respect of white pupils in a school in the East End of London is a milestone in the campaign for racial equality
Guardian
It is ... Read more
New York Times
E.R. Braithwaite's postwar novel about a black teacher fighting to win the respect of white pupils in a school in the East End of London is a milestone in the campaign for racial equality
Guardian
It is ... Read more