Christopher Morley: Two Classic Novels in One Volume: Parnassus on Wheels and the Haunted Bookshop (Morley Christopher)(Paperback) - diskuze

This single-volume edition of both of Christopher Morley's most popular novels will charm all lovers of books about books. In the first story, Parnassus on Wheels, 39-year-old Helen McGill is weary of keeping house for her bachelor brother. When red-bearded bookseller Roger Mifflin rolls into town, she impulsively purchases his mobile bookshop. Roger promises to teach Helen the trade before retiring to write his long-overdue book, and together they hit the road for a series of winsome adventures throughout New England. Their story was praised by Boston's Evening Transcript as graceful in style ... and] entertaining in every aspect.
Roger Mifflin returns in The Haunted Bookshop, which unfolds in his Brooklyn store, the Parnassus at Home. The spirits of great literature haunt the shop, providing an atmospheric background for the tale of a young ad man, Aubrey
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