Originally published in 1912. This wonderful book follows a story of Professor Higginson,a tall, thin, exceedingly shy and nervous psychologist on his journey when he comes across the magnificent green overcoat after good-byes at an agonised party… The green of it subdued, a warm and lovely green; its cloth sof and thick, pliable and smooth; the rich fur at the collar and cuffs was a promise of luxury lining. Now the Devil during all Professor Higginson's life had had trifling fun with him until that memorable moment.. The opportunity, as the reader will soon discover, was (from the devils point of view) remarkable and rare. More, far more, that the professors sterile soul was involved in the issue. The green overcoat appeared seductive, then violently alluring, next- and in a veru few seconds- irresistable. With rapidity worthy of a greater game, and to him most unusual, he whisked the garment from the chair, slipped in to the shadows and wriggled into it. The Devil saw to it that it fitted. The door shut upon the man as he went striding out in to the drenching storm....
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Second Best Belloc Introduction Ever,
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Second only to the introduction to "Path to Rome" which may be the best introduction in all of English letters (it is titled "In Praise of This Book"), I would place the dedication to Green Overcoat. Anyone who could take the book seriously after that deserves to be disappointed. Belloc parodies not just the detective novel but a whole cast of contemporary personalities. The internal reasonings of the professor are spot on and hilarious. The wealthy industrialist is the victim of a crime instead of its perpetrator but, in classic Belloc form, manages to be the villain of the piece anyway.
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Tiresome detective satire,
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I usually gobble up Belloc, but this one left me with a sense of indigestion. This is intended as a satirical pastiche of a number of different detective/mystery writers from the early part of the century. I don't care for that genre. There, I've said it--just shut the door on the whole lot. I suppose if you like this sort of thing, you might find it amusing. Oh, and there are funny pictures by G. K. Chesterton. Okay, maybe this book is a bit of a lark, after all. I'm still shutting the door, though.
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