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tales of the unexpected,
By sally tarbox (aylesbury bucks uk) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Grim Smile of the Five Towns (20th Century Classics) (Mass Market 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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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 occured in a district devoted to jokes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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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, Toby Hall, Trafalgar Road, Charlie Woodruff, Child Row, Ham Lake, Miss Callear, Oldcastle Street, Sinfonia Domestica New!
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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 occured in a district devoted to jokes. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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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, Toby Hall, Trafalgar Road, Charlie Woodruff, Child Row, Ham Lake, Miss Callear, Oldcastle Street, Sinfonia Domestica New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Surprise Me!
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