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Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War
A "somewhat different mystery" the subheading says. And it is.
A delightful little mystery.
A tale of adventure.
One of the books in the Graustark series.
A standalone tale built around A Christmas Carol.
A series of historical fiction, designed to interest early teen boys in their studies.
As promised earlier, the last of the currently available Uncle Wiggley books. I'll keep looking, though.
Primarily a children's book. Chosen for inclusion in the Grendel Hall collection because of his delightful and humourous illustrations.
Wyrkyn is known to most P.G. Wodehouse readers at the school at which the character Psmith is introduced in Mike and Psmith. Its literary origins go back further than that, as this collection of short stories from the beginning decade of the 20th century shows.
The History of Photogen and Nicteris
A novella originally published in Harper's Young People in December 1879-January 1880. A "fairy story" about a boy who's never seen the moon, a girl who's never seen the sun, and how they have to work together to escape an evil witch. Levels within levels, however.
The Adventures of Brigadier Gerard
Not among Doyle's best-known works, this set of tales give another view of the Napoleonic Wars, from the French side, as told by an old man who was an up-and-coming officer then.
It's not Monty Python, but Gilbert does a good job with some rather old material.
Humorous travelogue through Russia, Finland, Norway, Iceland, and the Faro Islands — as
they were before the U.S. Civil War.
Introduction to the Old Testament
Insightful, though somewhat dry, study.
One of the earlier examples of Graustarkian literature. See the Wikipedia article here.
McCutcheon is one of my favorite authors from the early 20th century. He wrote Brewster's Millions (yes, the movie), the Graustark books (marvelous; I hope to re-publish them again: the originals were lost in the Great Hard Drive Crash of Aught-Seven), and other wonderful works of wit.
Further adventures of this western New Englander doin' his detectivin'.
From the earliest times until the death of King Edward VII (if you don't know when that is, perhaps this book will prove useful).
Nights with Uncle Remus
If you don't remember Uncle Wiggily — well, that is just sad. Try one. There will be more.
Fibble, D.D., a biography of a curate from a great, but nearly forgotten American humorist. There will be more Cobb.
A Short History of England, short but good.
The Early Bird, just a "nice" book. If you're a Dostoevsky fan, keep on walkin', there's nothing happening here.
Trouble for Lucia, yet another Lucia book.
The brother of Jacob; the difference in their writing is evident.
Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch governor of New Amsterdam
Richard I, better known as Richard the Lion-Hearted, or The "Good Guy" in Robin Hood
Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith
The diary is that of Mr Charles Pooter, a city clerk of lower middle-class status but significant social aspirations, living in Upper Holloway. Other characters include his wife Carrie (Caroline), his son Lupin, his friends Mr Cummings and Mr Gowing, and Lupin's unsuitable fiancée, Daisy Mutlar.
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
The first of the humourous traveloges, which not only revitalized Victorian travel fiction, but also was crucial to the success of To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis. An excellent book, highly recommended by your publisher.
A popular (i.e., not scholarly) history of the man and his times. One of a series, which will be forthcoming, as time allows.
Trent's Last Case by E.C. Bentley
Dorothy L. Sayers (of Lord Peter Wimsey fame) identified this book as the first modern detective novel. With its labyrinthine and mystifying plotting, it is at once a send-off and a send-up of the genre.
The Mirror of Kung Ho by Ernest Bramah
In honor of the Olympic Games opening in Bei-jing on Oct Oct Aught-Oct, this most diverse and deleterious of publishing houses brings to your most illustratious attention an oft-neglected work by Mr. Bramah. Your unworthy publisher commends it to your highly selective regard.
The Life and Times of Peter Stuyvesant by Hendrik Van Loon
One of my favorite historians: a man with an attitude. Additionally, the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Hudson is coming soon, and — as you might expect — this has a bit about the history of the river in it.
Yes, it's an A.A. Milne book, but it's NOT Pooh; it's a collection of his writings from Punch. Very reminiscent of Wodehouse.
The Hundred Days by Talbot Mundy
One of the novels in Mundy's Jimgrim Saga.
Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
The New York Review of Books quotes Punch as saying "...extraordinarily well written...it is witty, human, often very beautiful."
Victorian Worthies by G.H. Blore
16 short biographies of such people as Lister, William Morris, Cecil Rhodes, and Charles Dickens.
Love Among the Chickens by P. G. Wodehouse
An early book by a master of British humour. Link to a P.G. Wodehouse appreciation page and to the Hub Page of the Wodehouse webring.
The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson
By special request. A fantasy classic. Wikipedia article on Hodgson.
Book written in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the discovery of the Hudson. Reproduced in commemoration of the 400th anniversary.
House-Boat on the Styx and The Pursuit of the House-Boat by John Kendrick Bangs
Wikipedia article on A House-Boat on the Styx.
The Agony Column by Earl Derr Biggers
Biggers is the author of the Charlie Chan mysteries. This is not one of them. Wikipedia article on Earl Derr Biggers.
Love Conquers All by Robert C. Benchley
If you are a short humor fan (think Thurber) and haven't yet had a Benchley laugh, get this one. It's a great introduction to one of the premier humorists of the 20th century.