To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
"Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."
A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel—a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with rich humor and unswerving honesty the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet heroism of one man's struggle for justice—but the weight of history will only tolerate so much.
One of the best-loved classics of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned many distinctions since its original publication in 1960. It has won the Pulitzer Prize, been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, and been made into an enormously popular movie. It was also named the best novel of the twentieth century by librarians across the country (Library Journal).
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Format: Paperback | 320 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.9 | 238g
Publication Date: 01 Apr 2004
Publisher: Random House
Imprint: Vintage
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN10: 0099466732
ISBN13: 9780099466734
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including minor scuff marks and very minor creasing, and a faint yellowing on the left-hand side of the front cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. The first page has a blob of very faint discolouring on it. No missing pages.