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No Mean City
No Mean City
Nov 10, 2025 10:04 AM

Author:H Kingsley-Long,A McArthur

No Mean City

No book is more associated with the city of Glasgow than No Mean City. First published in 1935, it is the story of Johnnie Stark, son of a violent father and a downtrodden mother, the 'Razor King' of Glasgow's pre-war slum underworld, the Gorbals. The savage, near-truth descriptions, the raw character portrayals, bring to life a story that is fascinating, authentic and convincing.

Reviews

Judith Krantz's runaway success.

—— GUARDIAN

A pull-out-all-the-stops fairy tale.

—— LOS ANGELES TIMES

The funniest writer ever to put words to paper

—— Hugh Laurie

P.G. Wodehouse wrote the best English comic novels of the century

—— Sebastian Faulks

Sublime comic genius

—— Ben Elton
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