The Plasterer's Life: Selected Essays

By Jack Hilton

Rediscover the lost legacy of working-class writer, Jack Hilton, through the passionate and tragic essays of The Plasterer's Life

For over 70 years, the work of Lancashire-born writer Jack Hilton has remained out-of-print, his immense talents overlooked and forgotten. But now, following the 2024 re-publication of Hilton's politically-charged autobiographical novel, Caliban Shrieks, his rightful place in the canon of British and working-class literature is being radically rewritten.

Newly curated by his estate, The Plasterer's Life opens a window into the never-before-seen world of Jack Hilton's multi-faceted, troubled, and tragic creative life. This illuminating collection introduces selected essays, travelogues, and fragments from his previously unpublished memoir, painting a vivid portrait of a writer struggling to command a voice for himself in a world determined to hold him back. Dive into the raw and authentic experiences of a man whose words still resonate powerfully today, and witness the resurgence of a literary giant whose time has finally come.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529952751
• ISBN13: 9781529952759
• Release Date: January 2028
• Publisher: Vintage Classics
• Length: 192 Pages