Ethel and Ernest
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| Ethel and Ernest | |
 Cover to 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 |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 1999 |
| Media type | Hardback Paperback |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-224-06039-2 ISBN 0-375-40758-8 |
Ethel and Ernest (subtitled "A True Story") 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] Story
The story is simply a progression through the lives of the titular couple, from courtship to death. 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. Ernest is an easygoing milkman with socialist ideals. They live in London through the Great Depression, World War II, the advent of television, and raising a family. It is a richly detailed portrayal of London working class life throughout some of the most momentous times of the 20th Century.
[edit] Awards
Ethel and Ernest won the "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.
[edit] Notes
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