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No Mean City

by A. McArthur, H. Kingsley Long · 1935

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No book is more associated with the city of Glasgow than No Mean City. First published in 1935, it is the story of Johnnie Stark, son of a violent father and a downtrodden mother, the 'Razor King' of Glasgow's pre-war slum underworld, the Gorbals. The savage, near-truth descriptions, the raw character portrayals, bring to life a story that is fascinating, authentic and convincing.

Genre
historical fictionthrillercrime
Setting
Scotland
Subject
history
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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