Title: Tumbledown Dick or All People and no Plot
First published: 1939
Description: It's about a boy living in the country,whose mother falls ill.His father is unable to look after him,so takes him to Manchester to stay with his uncle & aunt.They own a pet shop.Also staying at the shop is Uncle Oswald,He is a magician and leads the boy on all sorts of gentle adventures,meeting various extraordinary characters.It is a charming book which captures the feel of days gone by.
Subjects: magic, pet shop
Places: Manchester
People: Oswald Tubbs
Time periods: 1930's