Ted And I Gerald Hughes by Gerald Hughes 9781849544900, 1849544905 instant download after payment.

On 17 August 1930, nine-year-old Gerald Hughes was introduced to his new baby brother, Ted, born in the middle of the night by the light of a bright star. From the moment Ted could toddle, they were inseparable, with Ted following his older brother everywhere: roaming the Yorkshire countryside, camping, making fires, pitching tents, hunting rabbits, rats, wood pigeon and stoats, flying kites, building model planes, fishing. All these adventures were to fuel the future Poet Laureate’s fascination with wildlife and the countryside, many of his finest poems having their roots in these early experiences. Those carefree, magical days are beautifully recalled in these pages, along with delightful portraits of the close-knit family Hughes – Mam, Dad, grandparents and a host of colourful aunts and uncles. Although their paths were to diverge – Gerald joining the air force as an engineer when war broke out and subsequently moving to Australia, Ted going to Cambridge, where he...