Jeremy Corbyn: Accidental Hero
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Jeremy Corbyn: Accidental Hero is a 2015 book by British writer W Stephen Gilbert, published by Eyewear Publishing.
Synopsis
Jeremy Corbyn: Accidental Hero is an analysis of the rise of long-serving backbench MP Jeremy Corbyn to the leadership of the opposition Labour Party. The book evaluates Corbyn's life and career and future as Labour leader.{{cite web|url=http://store.eyewearpublishing.com/products/jeremy-corbyn-accidental-hero|title=Jeremy Corbyn: Accidental Hero|author=|date=|work=eyewearpublishing.com|access-date=22 January 2016|archive-date=24 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124222554/http://store.eyewearpublishing.com/products/jeremy-corbyn-accidental-hero|url-status=dead}} A second edition, containing 23 new pages of text, was published in April 2016.
Reception
In The Mancunion, Yasmin Mannan described the book as "the most fashionable I've ever read" and noted that, despite her view prior to reading it that the book was published too soon, it was an informative read.{{cite news |last1=Mannan |first1=Yasmin |title=Review: Jeremy Corbyn – Accidental Hero |url=https://mancunion.com/2015/11/25/review-jeremy-corbyn-accidental-hero/ |work=The Mancunion |publisher=University of Manchester Students' Union |date=25 November 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125032619/http://mancunion.com/2015/11/25/review-jeremy-corbyn-accidental-hero/ |archivedate=25 January 2017}} In the Oxford Left Review, Merryn Williams wrote that Accidental Hero was "longer, more scholarly and more thoughtful" than other works on Corbyn to date.{{Cite web|title = Jeremy Corbyn - The First Two Biographies|url = http://oxfordleftreview.com/2015/12/06/jeremy-corbyn-the-first-two-biographies/|website = The Oxford Left Review|access-date = 2016-01-22|last = Williams |first = Merryn| date=6 December 2015 }} In the Morning Star, John Green praised the work as a "highly readable and comprehensible introduction to the man and his politics" and commended the "easy and witty style".{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=John |title=Engaging Account Of Corbyn Phenomenon |url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/a-cd98-Engaging-account-of-Corbyn-phenomenon |accessdate=6 September 2019 |work=Morning Star |date=14 January 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125035824/https://morningstaronline.co.uk/a-cd98-Engaging-account-of-Corbyn-phenomenon |archivedate=25 January 2017}}
References
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External links
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