$34.88
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
4 July 2012
Summary
A literary Cheers-filled with British charm and wit.
Comprised of an entertaining series of vignettes that occur at the Pelican Pub in Downish, England, Poet’s Pub is a humor-filled collection of stories by award winner Eric Linklater—one of the original titles commissioned by Penguin Classics founder Allen Lane—and again available to American readers.
When an Oxford poet named Saturday Keith assumes control of the Pelican Pub, what he desires most is the pea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143106661 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014310666X |
| Author: | Eric Linklater |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 4 July 2012 |
| Weight: | 211g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 128mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Critics Review
“Do you enjoy screwball comedy movies from the 1930s? Then you’ll love this novel, a lark in almost a literal sense, flying high above the English countryside, taking in the whole parade of human folly with chirping delight and impartial wisdom… If you don’t buy this wonderful novel, you’ll never know what joys you’re missing.”
—BookPage
“Best reissue thus far of 2012? Got to be Poet’s Pub… Fizzy. Nicely sour.”
—Dwight Garner
About The Author
Eric Linklater
Eric Linklater (1899-1974) is the author of Juan in America and The Wind on the Moon, which was awarded the Carnegie Medal and nominated for Best Book of 1944.
Nancy Pearl is a regular commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition and the author of Book Lust- Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason. She is the 2004 winner of the Women’s National Book Association Award and lives in Seattle, Washington.
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