A potted history of Dyllis (Dyliss?), featuring most of their scripts, some of their wit and none of their dignity!

Once a year the intolerable cads from Bartlett's get together with the scientific-geeks from Bertram's to exchange Christmas gifts in a centuries-old ritual. This year, it's none other than local sociopath Bertie Wanger on present-giving duty. Cripes! But, with a little help from amateur writer Charles Dickens, can Wanger learn the true meaning of Christmas?

"We're like chalk and cheese you and I Bertie!" And so begins this appalling tale exploring an average week in the lives of intrepid explorers Shrewton Vole and his good friend Bertie Wanger, unsuitably in the form of a children's picture book! Also included in this volume are the beautiful yet tragic 'Ballad of Bounder,' an afternoon out with a local nutter in 'Where's Knokes?' and the lyrical musings of unpopular tunesmith Dale Dandy in the form of 'My Mother-in-Law's Shelf.' From Simon Beaumont and Paul Lightowler, authors of 'Shrewton Vole's A Field Guide to Beasts' and 'Dyllis, some scripts what we done,' CHALK & CHEESE AND OTHER MUSINGS also features a chapter from the new novel 'Beastville: Book One' (coming 2016). Too new to be classic, too awful to be good! You'll hate it but keep one in your wardrobe to fend off moths anyway.

The infamous work by natural history expert, intrepid explorer, natty dresser and the inventor of grass, Dr. Professor Shrewton Vole, is back in print after many years. Now with added Armadillo.

All the Dyllis scripts you never really wanted, in one cumbersome volume - at least it's in paperback now so it won't dislocate your wrists!