Ethel and Ernest
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 1999 Hardcover edition |
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| Author | Raymond Briggs |
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| Illustrator | Raymond Briggs |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Graphic Novel Biography |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Released | 7 Oct 1999 |
| Media type | Hardback Paperback |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-224-06039-2 |
Ethel and Ernest is a graphic novel by English author and illustrator Raymond Briggs. It tells the story of the lives of Briggs' parents from their first meeting in 1928 to their deaths in 1971.
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[edit] Characters
[edit] Ethel
Ethel is a maid with very strong ideas about proper English behaviour and her family's respectability. She gives up work when she gets married.
[edit] Ernest
Ernest is an easygoing milkman with socialist ideals.
[edit] Story
The story is simply a progression through the lives of this ordinary couple, from courtship to death. They live in London through the Great Depression, World War II, the advent of television, and raising a family. It is a convincing portrayal of London working class life throughout some of the most momentous times of the 20th Century.
[edit] Awards
Best Illustrated Book Of The Year at the 1999 British Book Awards [1]
[edit] Connections to other works
Raymond Briggs' earlier works Gentleman Jim and When the Wind Blows feature a couple named Jim and Hilda, who are strikingly similar in character to Ethel and Ernest.
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