Oliver Cromwell, 1963, Series 561 (matt)

Oliver Cromwell is the 15th title in the 561 series, colourfully written by L du Garde Peach and illustrated by John Kenney.  In this colourful telling of the life of Cromwell, writer L du Garde Peach gives a very positive portrait of the main character, supported by Kenney’s lively illustrations.  If you remember from childhood Kenney’s picture of the young Cromwell fighting with the young Charles, you’ll find it very hard later on to accept that this is just a story and never actually happened.

This copy

This copy is in good condition inside and out.  A little edge wear and lsome soiling to covers – a glue residue mark on the back cover from a price sticker; generally good pages. It dates from the 1960s and has the original price of 2/6 printed inside, revised up to 15p.