"To Paragot I owe everything. He is at once my benefactor, my venerated master, my beloved friend, my creator."

Thus begins the story of one of the greatest characters of English Literature - Paragot the lovable Bohemian and celebrated Bon Vivant. A young urchin from the London slums is adopted by the hero and given an adventurous education traveling through Europe, tambourine player in a group of ragamuffin musicians. Paragot, however, has a dark romantic secret in his past which threatens to change their lives. Can the boy's idol remain honourable and yet stay true to his values?

The author of this exuberant tale was described as the `apostle of cheerfulness' and `The Beloved Vagabond' is a truly uplifting and heartening story with much intelligent humour, whimsy and a liberal dose of wisdom! It will enthrall and delight all free spirits. An absolute gem.

Collection	Narrator	Length
Edwardian	Peter Joyce	10 hrs 40 mins

Media	Compact Disc	Audio Tape
Media Qty	10	8
Audio Format	CD-DA	Analogue
Book Code	ED-214CD	ED-214TA
ISBN	978 1 86015 010 4	978 1 86015 473 7
Price	£25.99	£24.99

William John Locke (1863 - 1930) was a novelist, short story writer, and playwright born in Barbados, in what was then a part of the British West Indies. Five times his books made on the list of bestselling novels in the United States for the year as determined by the New York Times.

Locke's works have been made into twenty-four motion pictures the most recent of which was Ladies in Lavender, filmed in 2004 and starring Dame Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. Adapted to the screen by Charles Dance, it was based on Locke's 1916 short story of the same title that had been published in a collection entitled "Faraway Stories." In addition, four of his books were made into Broadway plays, two of which Locke wrote and were produced by Charles Frohman.

Locke died in Paris, France in 1930.

Click here to find out more about W. J. Locke.

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