num_pages: 311
description: Copyright 1944, hardcover, ex-library, 347 pages. "The story of a young Scottish boy who dreams of a vocation in the sciences. His task is made all the harder by the fact that his Father is an extremely stingy working man who refuses to give his son any money, to the point of refusing to even buy him a decent suit of clothes for school. The boy is forced to wear an awful, garishly bright green home-made suit, hence the title. His Uncle eventually comes to his rescue and helps him to buy the books that he needs to go to the University. This novel was made into a movie by the same name featuring Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Dean Stockwell, Tom Drake and Charles Coburn." Inch round white stain on back, library cardholder glued inside front cover. Flaps from former dustjacket glued inside front and back cover. Binding is secure.
language: English
title: The Green Years
titlecomplete: The Green Years
characters: Robert Shannon
genres: Fiction, Family, Historical, British Literature, Scotland, Young Adult, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century
ratings_count: 1219
places: Scotland, United Kingdom
series: Robert Shannon
publisher: Little Brown