Fever Pitch Fever Pitch Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life is a 1992 autobiographical essay by British author Nick Hornby. The book is the basis for two films: "Fever Pitch" (1997, UK) and "Fever Pitch" (2005, U.S.). The first edition was subtitled "A Fan's Life", but later paperback editions were not. "Fever Pitch", first published in 1992, is Hornby's first novel. It tells the story of the author's relationship with football and with Arsenal Football Club, in particular. It consists of several chapters in chronological order, from the time the author first became a football fan as a child until his early thirties.
The Sir George Robey it was occupied by squatters and had its interior fittings and floors removed. As of April 2018, the site is still vacant. The pub was directly opposite another, larger, music venue, the Rainbow Theatre. The fictitious venue The Harry Lauder in Nick Hornby's book "Fever Pitch" was based on The Sir George Robey. Near the end of Irvine Welsh's novel "Trainspotting" the characters Sick Boy and Begbie visit The Sir George Robey. The Sir George Robey The Sir George Robey was a mid-19th century public house and later a music venue on Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, North London, England.