Duet: Parnassus On Wheels & The Haunted Bookshop [Paperback]

Christopher Morley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2000

Morley's "Duet" follows one Roger Mifflin, an itinerant, literate pixie on his mission to bring books to the ordinary and elite alike in his bookstore-on-wheels. But love of books soon turns deeper as he encounters and eventually marries Helen, and fulfills his dream of opening a real bookshop (albeit "haunted") in Brooklyn. Wherein the booksellers become embroiled in a plot to assassinate the President of the United States. A must read for book lovers.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Chistopher Morley is the most observant, all-seeing, and air-sniffing guy I know." -- Louis Greenfield

"Morley is a wit, a man of letters, an artist, and a personal force." -- William Lyon Phelps

About the Author

Christopher Darlington Morley was born tens years before the turn of the century in Haverford, Pennsylvania. Through his career, he was recognized as one of America's most popular writers. A brilliant novelist, Morley was also known for his ability to combine sentiment and satire in essays and poetry. He was founder and editor (1924-1941) of the Saturday Review of Literature. He died in 1957.

Product Details

• Paperback: 282 pages
• Publisher: Vivisphere Pub (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1892323109
• ISBN-13: 978-1892323101
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,570,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Good book, shoddy publication quality, December 7, 2001

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This review is from: Duet: Parnassus On Wheels & The Haunted Bookshop (Paperback)

These two classics are a wonderful read, but not in this edition. Never have I seen so many typos and misprints. It's like reading uncorrected page proofs. For a (price) paperback, the book should have been proofed! I ordered multiple copies as gifts but returned them because I'd be ashamed to give them to friends. I strongly recommend readers track down an older edition from a different publisher!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars THE book for bibliophiles, July 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Duet: Parnassus On Wheels & The Haunted Bookshop (Paperback)

This is the first time I've seen both "Parnassis on Wheels" and its sequel, "The Haunted Bookshop", together in one volume. These are hard books to peg into a certain category - they are mainly conversation-driven, as opposed to being action-driven, but there *is* some adventure. I hate to say any more about them because I hate giving away storylines. I would not recommend this book to die-hard "action" or "romance" readers, though there is a little of both in these books... Bibliophiles would definitely enjoy these books. For example, if you liked "Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast" by Bill Richardson, you will like this book. Both are funny, charming, and light-hearted, and talk about (my favorite subject) books. If you love books, I think these two (Parnassis and Bookshop) will give you a delightful read.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two charming books for book lovers., August 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Duet: Parnassus On Wheels & The Haunted Bookshop (Paperback)

"Parnassus on Wheels," originally published in 1917, charmed me when I read it (in the 1950s), and is probably "the reason" why I became a librarian, and now a book supplier. (I'm not sure having a horse-drawn wagon and selling books that way, would be fun today, but it's still a charming book.)