Uncle Willie and the Bicycle Shop

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Uncle Willie and the Bicycle Shop
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Author Brock Williams
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy
Publisher Harrap
Publication date
1948
Media typePrint

Uncle Willie and the Bicycle Shop is a 1948 comedy novel by the British writer Brock Williams. It is set in the Edwardian era and was partly inspired by his own years growing up. Uncle Willie is the black sheep of the family, and a drunken embarrassment to his respectable relations. However, when he is given a small bicycle shop to manage it surprisingly prospers.

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Film adaptation

In 1953 it was made into the British film Isn't Life Wonderful! directed by Harold French and starring Cecil Parker, Eileen Herlie and Donald Wolfit. [1]

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References

  1. Goble p.502

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