''Jim Redlake'' is a 1930 novel by the British writer
Francis Brett Young
Francis Brett Young (29 June 1884 – 28 March 1954) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, composer, doctor and soldier.
Life
Francis Brett Young was born in Halesowen, Worcestershire. He received his early education at Iona, a pri ...
. It portrays the life of the title character from childhood. Like most of his works, it was influenced by his own life experiences. Scenes set during the
East African campaign had been censored from his earlier memoir of the campaign ''
Marching on Tanga''. Young later declared it his favourite of his own novels.
[Gaudi p.333]
References
Bibliography
* Robert Gaudi. ''African Kaiser: Paul Von Lettow-Vorbeck and the Great War in Africa, 1914-1918''. Oxford University Press, 2017.
* Michael Hall. ''Francis Brett Young''. Seren, 1997.
1930 British novels
Novels by Francis Brett Young
Novels set in England
Novels set in Africa
Heinemann (publisher) books
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