Author: BIRNEY, EARLE
Title: Turvey : A Military Picaresque
Description: Toronto, McClelland & Stewart. 1949, 1st Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Book, 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. Satirical account of life in the Canadian Army. Winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1949. Donor inscription on ffep dated Christmas 1949. Dj now protected in a plastic sleeve. Near Fine/Good with slight chips & Tears.

Keywords: Humour Fiction Canadian Canadian Writers Canadian Fiction


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