Get a Load of This (book)
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Get a Load of This is a 1942 book written by James Hadley Chase
. Unlike most of his other books, it is not a single story throughout, but a collection of 14 different short stories. The stories are not inter related, and most have queer
endings.
The book was written by Chase while he was still in the Royal Air Force and was first published in early autumn 1941, and subsequently reprinted in 1988. Initially Chase's publisher was not in favour of him writing short stories, but he wrote a letter to them with the script, and the book was accepted.
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lady, he is not happy.He soon realizes that things are not the way they appear.
.After doing that, the boy is on the run.
Pablo.
in an empty park.
,the place of love, a young lady is met with handsome Lacey on the ship, who simply uses her and abandons her in the city which is torn with civil war
.She soon meets George Quentin, foreign correspondent of the New York Post
, another journalist
Bill Morecombe and few others who try to help her and escape the war torn land.
Jason meets an attractive lady at the Gaucho
club, and spends the rest of the evening with her, but on the pretext of spending time with him too, this lady is just using him.
, falls for beautiful Rose working as a manicurist at a saloon
, and decides to date her using all his savings, hoping that she too will like him, not knowing about her dark secrets.
James Hadley Chase
James Hadley Chase is the best-known pseudonym of the British writer Rene Brabazon Raymond who also wrote under the names James L. Docherty, Ambrose Grant, and Raymond Marshall. Chase is one of the best known thriller writers of all time...
. Unlike most of his other books, it is not a single story throughout, but a collection of 14 different short stories. The stories are not inter related, and most have queer
Queer
Queer is an umbrella term for sexual minorities that are not heterosexual, heteronormative, or gender-binary. In the context of Western identity politics the term also acts as a label setting queer-identifying people apart from discourse, ideologies, and lifestyles that typify mainstream LGBT ...
endings.
The book was written by Chase while he was still in the Royal Air Force and was first published in early autumn 1941, and subsequently reprinted in 1988. Initially Chase's publisher was not in favour of him writing short stories, but he wrote a letter to them with the script, and the book was accepted.
List of stories
| Sl No. | Story Title | Protagonist |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Get a Load of This | |
| 2 | Two Thumb a Ride | Denny Merlin |
| 3 | Morning Visit | |
| 4 | Twist in the Tale | George Hemingway,Arden |
| 5 | Conversation Piece | Harry Garner |
| 6 | The General Dies in Bed | |
| 7 | The Magnificent Opportunity | General Holtz |
| 8 | Walk in the Park | |
| 9 | The Place of Love | George Quentin,Bill Morecombe |
| 10 | Vigil | George,Alfy,Margie |
| 11 | Night Out | Jason |
| 12 | Skin Deep | Hernie |
| 13 | Overheard | |
| 14 | The Painted Angel | Slug Moynihan |
Get a Load of This
A society columnist witnesses the murder of an entertainment biz manager by one of the latter's models at a show in a restaurant, and follows up the events that result.Two Thumb a Ride
On his way to Miami, Denny Merlin comes across two stranger women, who hitch a ride on his LincolnLincoln (automobile)
Lincoln is an American luxury vehicle brand of the Ford Motor Company. Lincoln vehicles are sold mostly in North America.-History:The company was founded in August 1915 by Henry M. Leland, one of the founders of Cadillac . During World War I, he left Cadillac which was sold to General Motors...
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Morning Visit
An army earching for A.B.C. terrorists attacks a Cuban farmer on the pretext of guns being hidden at his house.Twist in the Tale
George Hemingway,Ace car racer and millionaire, is visited by his friend Arden,who realizes that even though George is at the top and going to marry a rich and glamorousBeauty
Beauty is a characteristic of a person, animal, place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning, or satisfaction. Beauty is studied as part of aesthetics, sociology, social psychology, and culture...
lady, he is not happy.He soon realizes that things are not the way they appear.
Conversation Piece
Harry Garner keeps an affair with a young lady, despite being married and having a daughter as old as that lady.Suddenly he is not willing to carry on with it anymore.The General Dies in Bed
Cuba is under Autocratic rule, and the rebels have paid a young boy to kill the War department GeneralGeneral
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
.After doing that, the boy is on the run.
The Magnificent Opportunity
General Holtz is selected to bring a useless gun back from the war torn mountains, for the sake of Mexican General Cortez,as the latter feels it is the only sign of victory in war against GeneralGeneral
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
Pablo.
Walk in the Park
A poor girl is teased and molested by two vagabondsVagabond (person)
A vagabond is a drifter and an itinerant wanderer who roams wherever they please, following the whim of the moment. Vagabonds may lack residence, a job, and even citizenship....
in an empty park.
The Place of Love
On her way to HavanaHavana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
,the place of love, a young lady is met with handsome Lacey on the ship, who simply uses her and abandons her in the city which is torn with civil war
Civil war
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same nation state or republic, or, less commonly, between two countries created from a formerly-united nation state....
.She soon meets George Quentin, foreign correspondent of the New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
, another journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
Bill Morecombe and few others who try to help her and escape the war torn land.
Vigil
George and Alfy wait in desperation in the hospital as George's wife Margie is about to deliver a child that is not his,but presumed to be Alfy's.Night out
BachelorBachelor
A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married . Unlike his female counterpart, the spinster, a bachelor may have had children...
Jason meets an attractive lady at the Gaucho
Gaucho
Gaucho is a term commonly used to describe residents of the South American pampas, chacos, or Patagonian grasslands, found principally in parts of Argentina, Uruguay, Southern Chile, and Southern Brazil...
club, and spends the rest of the evening with her, but on the pretext of spending time with him too, this lady is just using him.
Skin deep
Hernie , a small time offender,forcefully hitches a ride to Jefferson City in an ambulance carrying an attractive but mentally deranged young lady. Despite the driver Joe's warnings, he goes close to her.Overheard
A barman at the pub overhears the conversation of a couple and understands that they have come there to meet for the last time and break up.Painted Angel
Young Slug Moynihan,small time boxerBoxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
, falls for beautiful Rose working as a manicurist at a saloon
Saloon
Saloon may refer to:* Saloon , a style of car body.* Saloon , a musical group.* Western saloon, a historical style of American bar.* Bar , a venue for alcoholic beverage consumption....
, and decides to date her using all his savings, hoping that she too will like him, not knowing about her dark secrets.
External links
- http://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/hadleychase/get_load.htm
- http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/521211.Get_a_Load_of_This
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- http://www.42bookz.com/products_description.php?cPath=1_52&products_id=3486&pname=Get_a_Load_of_This
- http://rraymond.narod.ru/Chase-bib2.htm