Tales from the Bedroom Floor

London: Puffin, 1983 (first published 1967) Why is this book on the bedroom floor?: I was telling somebody, with great enthusiasm, about a brilliant story I once read about a bloke who saves a penalty from a star striker at his school. That story was 'The Goalkeeper's Revenge', and I wanted to read it again, so I ordered this for a few quid via eBay. About the author: Bill Naughton was born in Ireland in 1910, moving four years later to Bolton . Undertaking a variety of back-breaking manual work before starting a writing career, Naughton hit it big when his radio play Alfie Elkins and his Little Life  transferred to the stage and thence to film, becoming Michael Caine's signature character. The prolific Naughton had two more plays and a novel turned into films and he was garlanded with prizes. Naughton was a prolific writer and playwright, passing away in 1992 on the Isle of Man. Plot: Thirteen tales, including the titular story, of working-class mischief in 1930s B