A classic "working-class hero," or anti-hero might be more apt— filmed in 1962 which launched actor-Tom Courtney 's career. A tough British lad coming-of-age after the war, refuses to give in to authority. Book is in typical UK condition for the time—aging at page edges with some foxing along top-page edges; d.j., is worn at points of stress and the price-corner, carelessly removed. Good + in good d.j.