Author: WRIGHT, PIP & JOY.
Title: The Amazing Story of John Heigham Steggall, 'The Suffolk Gypsy'.
Description: Stowmarket: Pawprint Publishing, 2006. 0954829808. John Heigham Steggall's autobiography was originally published in 1857, telling of his life as a gypsy, a surgeon, a sailor, a soldier, and finally as a parish priest. "For most of his ninety years, he lived in the villages of central Suffolk, but he also visited India and the South Seas as well as Bury Gaol. Just how much can we rely on the truth of his astonishing life-story? In this new edition, two local historians, Pip and Joy Wright have edited down Steggall's original book for today's reader, adding details of their own researches, and including over seventy illustrations." Pp.168, occasional colour and many black & white photos and illustrations, signed by co-author Pip Wright to title page. Paperback. VG.

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