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Alexander Baron (1917-1999) ahs written many novels, including 'There's no Home', 'The Human Kind', 'Queen of the East', 'Seeing Life' and 'The How Life', film scripts and television plays. He started life as an Asstt. Editor of the Tribune and later edited 'New Theater'. He served during the Second World War.
What is a 'nickname'? Can you suggest another one for Private Quelch?
Private Quelch looked like a 'Professor' when the author first met him at the training depot. Why?
What does the dark, sun-dried appearance of the Sergeant suggest about him?
How was Private Quelch's knowledge exposed even further as the Sergeant's class went on?
What did the Professor mean by "intelligent reading"?
What were the Professor's ambitions in the army?