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  • Written by: Jane Gardam
  • Narrated by: Bill Wallace
  • Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (12 ratings)

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Old Filth

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Publisher's Summary

Long ago, Old Filth was a Raj orphan - one of the many young children sent 'home' from the East to be fostered and educated in England.

Jane Gardam's novel tells his story, from his birth in what was then Malaya to the extremities of his old age. In so doing, she not only encapsulates a whole period from the glory days of British Empire, through the Second World War, to the present and beyond, but also illuminates the complexities of the character known variously as Eddie, the Judge, Fevvers, Filth, Master of the Inner Temple, Teddy and Sir Edward Feathers.
©2004 Jane Gardam (P)2015 Hachette Audio
Psychological Classics Historical Fiction Literary Fiction
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"A magnificent, deeply moving and compassionate portrait of an era and a sentimental education. Please read it." ( Daily Mail)
"Beautiful, vivid and defiantly funny." ( The Times)

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Excellent!

Jane Gardam is a thoughtful and imaginative storyteller and wordsmith. Her eloquence is exquisite. Bill Wallace was the perfect narrator. A wonderful listening experience.

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