"'It appears to me that a simple, straightforward account of my
life in retirement from day to day should suffice to show that, for
a variety of interests, civic sense, tolerance and a readiness to
meet and mingle with all sorts and conditions of men and (up to a
point of course) women, a retired schoolmaster can hold a candle to
any Tom, Dick or Harry ...' "
So writes A. J. Wentworth (B.A.), formerly a teacher of
mathematics at Burgrove prep school for boys, now passing his
retirement years in a typically English rural village where somehow
he seems unable to stay out of trouble. Wentworth is the comic
creation of H. F. Ellis, and was first introduced to readers in the
pages of "Punch." There is pathos as well as great humour in
Wentworth's self-delusion, and he ranks alongside the Grossmiths'
Mr Pooter as a classic comic study in blinkered English
manners.
General
Imprint: |
Faber and Faber
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
March 2013 |
Authors: |
H.F. Ellis
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Dimensions: |
198 x 126 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
160 |
Edition: |
Main |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-571-30207-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Sport & Leisure >
Humour >
General
Promotions
|
LSN: |
0-571-30207-6 |
Barcode: |
9780571302079 |
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