The Gilt Kid
[1] It is a crime thriller set in 1930s London but also deals with working-class themes in a Social realism style.With no real plans to go straight and with Marxist sympathies he re-engages with the underworld of Soho and its associated culture.Fearing the inevitability that he will return to prison he struggles with the judicial system and attempts to ensure his freedom.[3] The novel was originally published in London by Jonathan Cape in 1936 and reissued in 1947 as no.623 in the Penguin main series.The reissue features an introduction by Paul Willetts, biographer of author Julian MacLaren-Ross, and an interview with Curtis' daughter, Nicolette Edwards.