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The Gamekeeper Victoria Richards a tribute to the lateGeorge Purse is an ex steelworker employed as a gamekeeper on a ducal country estate. He gathers, hand rears and treasures the birds to be shot at by his wealthy employers. He must ensure that the Duke and his guests have good hunts when the shooting season comes round on the Glorious Twelfth; he must ensure that the poachers who sneak onto the land in search of food do not. Season by season, over the course of a year, George makes his rounds. He is