Toby Ferris - Short Life in a Strange World - Birth to Death in 42 Panels

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This eBook first published in Great Britain by 4th Estate in 2020

Copyright © Toby Ferris 2020

Toby Ferris asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

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Source ISBN: 9780008340964

Ebook Edition © February 2020 ISBN: 9780008340971

Version: 2019-11-06

For Simon, Frank and Sid,

and in memory of Robert Henry

Contents

Cover

Title Page Short Life in a Strange World Birth to Death in 42 Panels Toby Ferris

Copyright Copyright Copyright Dedication The Panels I Flight II Census III Fire IV Massacre V Grey VI Beggar VII Cold VIII Bear IX Technique X Gallows XI Singularity XII Crowd XIII Home Epilogue Acknowledgements List of illustrations About the Author About the Publisher 4th Estate An imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF www.4thEstate.co.uk This eBook first published in Great Britain by 4th Estate in 2020 Copyright © Toby Ferris 2020 Toby Ferris asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins Source ISBN: 9780008340964 Ebook Edition © February 2020 ISBN: 9780008340971 Version: 2019-11-06

Dedication Dedication Dedication The Panels I Flight II Census III Fire IV Massacre V Grey VI Beggar VII Cold VIII Bear IX Technique X Gallows XI Singularity XII Crowd XIII Home Epilogue Acknowledgements List of illustrations About the Author About the Publisher For Simon, Frank and Sid, and in memory of Robert Henry

The Panels

I Flight

II Census

III Fire

IV Massacre

V Grey

VI Beggar

VII Cold

VIII Bear

IX Technique

X Gallows

XI Singularity

XII Crowd

XIII Home

Epilogue

Acknowledgements

List of illustrations

About the Author

About the Publisher