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 \nSPECIAL MESSAGE TO READERS  \nThis book is published under the auspices of  \nTHE ULVERSCROFT FOUNDATION  \n(registered charity No.264873 UK)  \nEstablished in 1972 to provide funds forresearch,diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases.  \nExamples of contributions made are:  \nTHE  \nA Children's Assessment Unit atMoorfield's Hospital,London.  \nTwin operating theatres at theWestern Ophthalmic Hospital,London.  \nA Chair of Ophthalmology at theRoyal Australian College of Ophthalmologists.  \nThe Ulverscroft Children's Eye Unit at theGreat Ormond Street Hospital For Sick Children,London.  \nYou can help further the work of the Foundationby making a donation or leaving a legacy.Everycontribution,no matter how small,is receivedwith gratitude.Please write for details to:  \nTHE ULVERSCROFT FOUNDATION,  \nThe Green,Bradgate Road,Anstey,Leicester LE77FU,England.Telephone:(0116)2364325  \nIn Australia write to:  \nTHE ULVERSCROFT FOUNDATION,clo The Royal Australian College ofOphthalmologists,  \n27,Commonwealth Street,Sydney,  \nN.S.W.2010.  \nLeslie Thomas is one of Britain's most popularauthors.His boyhood in a Barnardo's orphanageis described in his hugely successful autobio-graphy This Time Next Week.He is the authorof numerous other bestsellers.He lives inLondon and Wiltshire with his wife,Diana.  \nOTHER TIMES  \nJames Bevan was conceived,according to hisfather's account,on the very night of the wildcelebrations for the new century.But at the startof the war in 1939 Bevan is a junior officerapproaching middle-age,attached to a smallanti-aircraft unit on the south coast.He and hiswife are separated,and the soldiers he commandsare now his family.Settling comfortably into thelocal community,it is a rude awakening whenthey are called upon for the real war.Interwovenwith the soldiers'escapades is Bevan's own story.From the sinking of the Titanic to the Great War,his boyhood is marked by incident —when all hewants is security.  \nBooks by Leslie ThomasPublished by The House of Ulverscroft:  \nTHIS TIME NEXT WEEKTHE LOVES AND JOURNEYSOF REVOLVING JONES  \nARRIVALS AND DEPARTURESDANGEROUS BY MOONLIGHTMY WORLD OF ISLANDS  \nDANGEROUS DAVIES AND THELONELY HEART  \nOTHER TIMES  \nComplete and Unabridged  \nCHARNWOODLeicester  \nFirst published in Great Britain in 1999 byWilliam HeinemannLondon  \nFirst Charnwood Editionpublished 2001by arrangement withWilliam Heinemann  \nThe Random House Group LimitedLondon  \nThe moral right of the author has been asserted  \nCopyright C1999 by Leslie ThomasAll rights reserved  \n\n| British Library CIP Data  \u003Cbr>Thomas,Leslie,1931-  \u003Cbr>Other times.—Large print ed.一  \u003Cbr>Charnwood library series  \u003Cbr>1.Soldiers—England—Fiction  \u003Cbr>2.World War,1939-1945—Aerial operations,  \u003Cbr>British—Fiction  \u003Cbr>3.Large type books  \u003Cbr>I.Title  \u003Cbr>823.9′14 [F]  \u003Cbr>ISBN 0-7089-9253-6   |\n| --- |\n\nPublished by  \nF.A.Thorpe(Publishing)Anstey,Leicestershire  \nSet by Words &Graphics Ltd.Anstey,LeicestershirePrinted and bound in Great Britain byT.J.International Ltd.,Padstow,Cornwall  \nThis book is printed on acid-free paper  \nDedicated to Jean Ratcliff and theLady Taverners in recognition of thework they do with needy children  \n\n| FIFE COUNCIL  \u003Cbr>LIBRARIES   |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| 045519   |  |\n| L   | 5-JUN 2001   |\n| 一   | 长18.99   |\n| 人   | Rlcc   |\n\nhttps://archive.org/details/othertimes0000lesl","cbCaifd7xVmxPuNn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifd7xVmxPuNn","pdf",29717848,510,"English","# Special Message to Readers\n## About the Ulverscroft Foundation\n## Story Overview: James Bevan","[{\"question\":\"Who is the main character in Other Times?\",\"answer\":\"The story centers on James Bevan, a junior officer attached to an anti-aircraft unit at the start of the war in 1939.\"},{\"question\":\"When does the story begin and what historical period does it cover?\",\"answer\":\"It begins with his conception on the night of New Century celebrations and continues into World War II-era events starting in 1939, with references to earlier boyhood incidents.\"},{\"question\":\"How are the soldier escapades connected to Bevan’s personal story?\",\"answer\":\"The soldiers’ escapades are interwoven with Bevan’s own life story, linking his wartime experiences to key past events like the Titanic and the Great War.\"}]","OTHER TIMES - Special Message to Readers | PDF",1790613171,785]