The Street Philosopher

London: Harper Collins, 2009. An As New copy in an As New Dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. 487 pages. 150 years ago Britain was engaged in a war unpopular at home..... Thomas Kitson arrives at the battlefields of the Crimea as the London Courier's man on the ground. It is a dangerous place, full of the worst horrors of war; men are starving, disease is rife, supplies are scarce and, as the armies assemble for bloody conflict, the last thing the commanding officers want is a newspaperman getting in the way, asking difficult questions. But Kitson is determined to make his mark. Under the dubious tutelage of his flamboyant senior colleague Cracknell, and assisted by a young, idealistic illustrator, he sets about exposing the incompetence and corruption of those in control of the campaign. Then all three men are witness to an act of brutal treachery, and their atempts to redress injustice fall on deaf ears. Kitson returns to England, desperate to forget the atrocities of the Crimea and, fleeing to Manchester, he takes up the only position on offer, becoming a 'street philosopher', reporting on local news. But the past is catching up with him.... A1C. First. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.