The Extraordinary Life of Harry Quiningborough
From Grantham to the Ganges on the trail of a long-lost music hall entertainer
by Richard Guise
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About the Book
Richard Guise has re-traced his great-uncle's journey from the village of Oasby (near Grantham) via Derby, Cardiff and far-away Colombo to the very grave in Calcutta where he was buried by his theatrical pals in 1915.
This is the story both of Harry's extraordinary life and of the quest to bring it to light. With fifty illustrations, many from the 'Sunny Memories' album, this remarkable tale brings the days of music hall and of empire back into startling focus.
About the Creator
After trying his hand at careers as a geography teacher, van driver, economist and 'usability engineer' (and even now he's not sure what that was), Richard Guise finally found that a knack for telling a good tale combined well with an urge to travel and embarked on a writing career at the age of 49. Better late than never. His best-seller is 'From the Mull to the Cape' (2008), which has sold 6,000 copies. Recent books include: > 'Nothing Between Here and the Urals' (2014), a quest to discover whether his father was right in that claim, made on a Leicestershire hilltop in the 1960s. > 'Old Geezer's Dictionary of Irritants' (2015), a remarkable tour-de-force, defining over 800 annoying aspects of today's Britain, > 'Murder in Minsk' (2015), Richard's first novel, written under the pseudonym George Quin. > 'Life in the Old Dogs Yet' (2016), a short tale of a short amble in Ireland with three mates. Richard's current project is rumoured to be an unusual tour of France.