Especially good are early chapters on Carlisle United and Barrow — both of which suffer from acute geographical isolation — and Hughes is excellent at depicting the socio - political backcloth of the clubs. (thetwounfortunates.com)
But, nonetheless, he does provide an interesting backcloth to some of the elements of Hartshorne's view of the relation of man and God to the world. (religion-online.org)
The eye indulges in the sensuous show of the city pulsating in the blazing sunset, towers jutting from a dusky backcloth or the urban skyline silhouetting in the crisp early morning breeze. (creativeboom.com)