Ralph Hill – författare

This book deals with all the well-know piano, violin, and cello concertos and is illustrated with a wealth of musical examples.

This little book has been compiled from many years of writing poems (verse): about sixty on reflection, and I have split it into sections because I want it to be mainly fun for readers who can choose their own interests. I have always tried to avoid obscurity or difficult phrasing so that although I call it a book of poems I am well aware that for the most part it is not a book of poetry (far be it from me to make such a claim) but a book of verse, limericks, doggerel and prose. Just so long as it brings a smile or a memory.

A story of a young man''s return home to learn that he has not only inherited his father''s genes but has found love with a long lost cousin.

Ralph (he hates to be called Mr. Hill) is an eighty-four-year-old man living in the South East of England. He believes he has led a charmed life and tells the story of his childhood and growing up in a changing world.He then adds the story of the final hours of a Lancaster Bombing in which his brother was killed. In a complete change of direction, the next piece is about a system for playing contract bridge called The Amenable Club. For one who has hated the disputes following some games, he has tried to devise a system that will cause the least friction between players.His greatest hope is that he has amused you and not offended you, the reader, in any way. He speaks of real people in his biography but gives no names where he thought they would give offense.

Ralph Hill''s book of 70 short stories will appeal to all tastes. Themes include Detection, Adventure, Romance and Humour - so whether you like intrigue or a good laugh you''ll find something to suit you. This is a book that will be enjoyed by older children and adults alike, with many of the stories having a twist or an underlying moral message that discerning readers will appreciate. Some of the stories are autobiographical - giving a glimpse of life as a signalman on a destroyer during the second world war - and others incorporate reflections on life and literature arising from Ralph''s career as a teacher.