Download or read book Second from Last in the Sack Race written by Michael Birch and published by Samuel French Limited. This book was released on 1992 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This play traces the ups and downs in the life of Henry Pratt. Born in 1935, Henry's childhood is disrupted first by war, then by the death of his mother and father. Henry is packed off to prep school and then public school and then lives with grown-up cousin Hilda. The play ends in 1953, as he begins his National Service. David Nobbs is well known as a TV writer of quality and this play was screened under the title The Life and Times of Henry Pratt.