Initially mentioned by raconteur Jean Shepherd as a joke, this book was commissioned after listeners begged to know where to find it. "Frederick R. Ewing" was in actuality author Theodore Sturgeon, and Kelly Freas did the cover.
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By slc
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Our finest comedic radio personality and author lives on even in this silly take-off. The adjective "turgid" used in the book's description says it all.
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By Caleb Hanson
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Since the book was written by Theodore Sturgeon, more or less, it's tempting to rate it as "90% crap," but that's much too flip and not entirely fair either. As a comedy of lusty, brawling, rascally social climbing written in mid-20th century and set in the 18th, it's...undistinguished. As a *pastiche* of a comedy of lusty, brawling, rascally etc...well, its pastichity is really the only thing that distinguishes it. As Jean Shepherd's infamous "Manifesto of the Night People," it frankly disappoints.
I read this while convalescing from surgery. It is good enough for that, and it is possible that it reads better when consumed in robust good health.
I read this while convalescing from surgery. It is good enough for that, and it is possible that it reads better when consumed in robust good health.
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