''Kingdom Come'' is a novel by
Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg, (born 6 October 1939), is an English broadcaster, author and parliamentarian. He is best known for his work with ITV as editor and presenter of ''The South Bank Show'' (1978–2010), and for the BBC Radio 4 documenta ...
, first published in 1980. It is the third part of Bragg's
Cumbrian Trilogy
''The Cumbrian Trilogy'' comprises three novels by Melvyn Bragg, published between 1969 and 1980.
The story is set predominantly in Thurston (Bragg's name for Wigton), from the 1920s to the 1970s, and follows the lives of John Tallentire, his son ...
.
The story moves from Thurston (Bragg's name for
Wigton
Wigton is a market town in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies just outside the Lake District in the borough of Allerdale. Wigton is at the centre of the Solway Plain, between the Caldbeck Fells ...
), to London and New York, some time in the 1970s, and follows a series of major disruptions in the life of Douglas Tallentire, a writer and TV producer. Douglas is the son of Joseph Tallentire, the central character of Bragg's ''
A Place in England
''A Place in England'' is a novel by Melvyn Bragg, first published in 1970. It is the second part of Bragg's Cumbrian Trilogy.
The story is set predominantly in Thurston (Bragg's name for Wigton), from the 1920s to the 1960s, and follows the li ...
'', and grandson of John Tallentire, central character of ''
The Hired Man
''The Hired Man'' is a novel by Melvyn Bragg, first published in 1969 by Secker and Warburg. It is the first part of Bragg's Cumbrian Trilogy.
The story is set predominantly in the rural area around Thurston (Bragg's name for Wigton, his home ...
''.
1980 British novels
Novels by Melvyn Bragg
Novels set in Cumbria
Novels set in London
Novels set in New York (state)
Secker & Warburg books
Novels set in the 1970s
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