A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father-a crusading local lawyer-risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime. One of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South-and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred Mockingbird Courageously looks at the Jim Crow South and the damage it did to white and black citizens alike. International delivery varies by country, please see the Wordery store help page for details. Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American Read /rebates/2fip2fTo-Kill-a-Mockingbird-Edition-50-Hardcover-97808124168002f196058241&. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 9780435120962 (Hardback, 1966) Delivery UK delivery is within 4 to 6 working days.
The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet heroism of one man's struggle for justice-but the weight of history will only tolerate so much"-Provided by publisher. the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s.
"Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores.
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