Penguin to republish 1934 Rochdale plasterer’s tale
Posted: Thursday, March 14th, 2024
A novel written by an Oldman-based plasterer and originally published in 1934 is about to be re-released by Penguin, The Guardian reported. When first published, Caliban Shrieks by Jack Hilton was praised by George Orwell and WH Auden. The book, which is based on Hilton’s own experience, has been rescued from obscurity by 27-year-old barman Jack Chadwick. Chadwick, then a 27-year-old bartender, was browsing the Salford Working Class Movement Library in 2021 and came across the book by chance. Intrigued by the cover and then the story, he spent months trying to track down traces of the late Hilton. After some chance encounters, posters in pubs, custard tarts, and a BBC Radio 4 interview, he has rescued the working-class literary tome and is getting it republished by Penguin. Chadwick was instantly gripped by Hilton’s life and found the whole process of learning about the writer rewarding. Hilton was a plasterer from Rochdale who based the book on his own experiences as a working-class man. Caliban Shrieks explores his journey as a labourer and his relationship with societal structures on a larger scale.
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