The Gilt Kid
First edition  | |
| Author | James Curtis | 
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| Language | English | 
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape | 
Publication date  | 1936 | 
| Publication place | United Kingdom | 
| Pages | 240 | 
| ISBN | 0-9551851-2-2 | 
| Followed by | There Ain't No Justice | 
The Gilt Kid is the debut novel by British author James Curtis published in 1936. It is a crime thriller set in 1930s London but also deals with working-class themes in a Social realism style.