The Gamekeeper Av Barry Hines

A tried-and-tested stage adaptation of Barry Hines' novel A Kestrel for a Knave, about a troubled young boy who finds and trains a kestrel.

<b>The classic book that inspired <i>Kes</i>, the famous film, now published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. </b><br><br>Barry Hines''s <i>A Kestrel for a Knave</i> was published in...

A new adaptation of the classic book A Kestrel for a Knave, Kes tells the story of a day in the life of Billy Casper; a 15-year-old boy about to leave school and determined not to end up working down the pit like his older brother Jud.

The "Heinemann Plays" series offers contemporary drama and classic plays in durable classroom editions. Many have large casts and an equal mix of boy and girl parts. In this dramatization of Barry Hines's novel, 15-year-old Billy trains...