To Sir With Love

byE. R. Braithwaite, Caryl Phillips (Introducer)

A BBC Between the Covers Big Jubilee Read Pick

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CARYL PHILLIPS

In 1945, Rick Braithwaite, a smart, highly educated ex-RAF pilot, looks for a job in British engineering. He is deeply shocked to realise that, as a black man from British Guiana, no one will employ him because of the colour of his skin. In desperation he turns to teaching, taking a job in a tough East End school, and left to govern a class of unruly teenagers. With no experience or guidance, Braithwaite attempts to instill discipline, confound prejudice and ultimately, to teach.

A book that the reader devours quickly, ponders slowly, and forgets not at all-Moving and inspiring

New York Times

About E. R. Braithwaite

E. R. Braithwaite was born 1922 in British Guiana and educated in British Guiana and the United States. He served in the R. A. F. His publications include To Sir with Love: Experiences While Teaching in a London School (1959); Paid Servant: A Report about Welfare Work in London (1962); A Kind of Home-Coming: A Visit to Africa (1963); A Choice of Straws (1965).
Details
  • Imprint: Vintage Classics
  • ISBN: 9780099483694
  • Length: 208 pages
  • Dimensions: 196mm x 20mm x 130mm
  • Weight: 140g
  • Price: £9.99
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