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Turvey

By Earle Birney
Afterword by Al Purdy

By Earle Birney
Afterword by Al Purdy

By Earle Birney
Afterword by Al Purdy

By Earle Birney
Afterword by Al Purdy

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Part of New Canadian Library

Part of New Canadian Library

Paperback $23.95

Aug 12, 2008 | ISBN 9780771093548

Ebook $18.99

Dec 03, 2010 | ISBN 9781551995021

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    About Turvey

    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.

    A casualty before he has a chance to see action, Turvey watches the maimed and dying return from the front; thus Earle Birney’s comic masterpiece becomes an unforgettable indictment of war.

    Turvey won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1949.

    About Turvey

    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.

    A casualty before he has a chance to see action, Turvey watches the maimed and dying return from the front; thus Earle Birney’s comic masterpiece becomes an unforgettable indictment of war.

    Turvey won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour in 1949.

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    About Earle Birney

    EARLE BIRNEY was born in Calgary, Alberta, in 1904. He took his B.A. (1926) in English literature from the University of British Columbia and his M.A. (1927) and Ph.D. (1936) from the University of Toronto. He complemented his distinguished teaching career… More about Earle Birney

    About Earle Birney

    EARLE BIRNEY was born in Calgary, Alberta, in 1904. He took his B.A. (1926) in English literature from the University of British Columbia and his M.A. (1927) and Ph.D. (1936) from the University of Toronto. He complemented his distinguished teaching career… More about Earle Birney

    Product Details

    Category: Military Fiction

    Paperback | $23.95
    Published by New Canadian Library
    Aug 12, 2008 | 396 Pages | 5-1/8 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780771093548

    Category: Military Fiction

    Ebook | $18.99
    Published by New Canadian Library
    Dec 03, 2010 | 396 Pages | ISBN 9781551995021

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