| A Summer in the Park: A Journal Written from Diary Notes: June 4th 2000 to October 16th 2000 Contributor(s): Allen, Tony (Author) |
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ISBN: 1904491049 ISBN-13: 9781904491040 Publisher: Freedom Press OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2007 Annotation: "A Summer in the Park" is Allen's account of his career as a government sponsored advocate heckler; available from midday each Sunday, to teach the techniques of banter to newcomers, and heckle on behalf of shyer members of the public. It is an hilarious account of the techniques and vulnerabilities of the art of performance, and a manifesto for Allen's anarchic utopia, in which tolerance and opposition are freely intertwined with the exploration of ideas. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005360945 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 8.38" W x 5.98" (1.01 lbs) 205 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This text of London social history by Tony Allen will be of interest to anyone interested in the tradition of free speech that Speakers Corner symbolises. |