In the Five Towns the following history is related by those who know it as something side-splittingly funny-as one of the best jokes that ever occurred in a district devoted to jokes. And I, too, have hitherto regarded it as such. But upon my soul, now that I come to write it down, it strikes me as being, after all, a pretty grim tragedy. However, you shall judge, and laugh or cry as you please. It began in the little house of Mrs Carpole, up at Bleakridge, on the hill between Bursley and Hanbridge. Mrs Carpole was the second Mrs Carpole, and her husband was dead. She had a stepson, Horace, and a son of her own, Sidney. Horace is the hero, or the villain, of the history.
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tales of the unexpected,
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This review is from: The Grim Smile of the Five Towns (20th Century Classics) (Paperback)
Immensely readable short stories with a twist. I loved the 4 linked stories of the acquisitive Vera, always overspending her allowance and trying to find a solution. Also the tale of poor Horace who feels himself to blame for his stepbrother's alleged illness so that he is forever overcompensating and being taken advantage of. Not forgetting the 'burglary' story, where local dignitary Sir Jehoshaphat, having been awarded an immensely unflattering portrait of himself arranges to have it stolen...Very enjoyable
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Five Towns, Simon Fuge, Sir Jee, William Smith, Lady Dain, Miss Annie Brett, Uncle Dan, British Museum, New York, Wedgwood Institution, Annie Emery, Sir Jehoshaphat, Countess of Chell, Miss Brett, Sneyd Castle, Christmas Eve, Miss Emery, Staffordshire Signal, Toby Hall, Trafalgar Road, Charlie Woodruff, Child Row, Ham Lake, Miss Callear, Oldcastle Street New!
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Five Towns, Simon Fuge, Sir Jee, William Smith, Lady Dain, Miss Annie Brett, Uncle Dan, British Museum, New York, Wedgwood Institution, Annie Emery, Sir Jehoshaphat, Countess of Chell, Miss Brett, Sneyd Castle, Christmas Eve, Miss Emery, Staffordshire Signal, Toby Hall, Trafalgar Road, Charlie Woodruff, Child Row, Ham Lake, Miss Callear, Oldcastle Street New!
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