- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Ltd; 1st edition edition (2 Sep 1985)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0241116651
- ISBN-13: 978-0241116654
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.4 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,153,235 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
In this Victorian comedy, Horace, a volcano expert and an atheist, and his wife, Charlotte, have not spoken in 15 years. Their lovely daughter is possibly tubercular, and their son has decided to become a Catholic priest. A deft and amusing tale of love and marriage.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Reads as though written because the author had an agreement with the publisher to produce a certain number of novels in a given time. With herculean effort I managed to drive myself through four or five chapters. It was not a pleasant experience.
No story, irritating characters and a poor literary style.
I doesn't surprise me to see that this is on offer for 1p. Don't waste your penny.
No story, irritating characters and a poor literary style.
I doesn't surprise me to see that this is on offer for 1p. Don't waste your penny.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
2 reviews
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I found this book quite good
8 Nov 2008
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I read this book several years ago, and promptly sent it to my fiance in Australia. We both enjoyed it. It's a commentary, leaning toward satire on the mores, social customs and class system of an England that's now gone.
I thought the storyline was interesting.The "misunderstanding" central to the story served to illustrate just how rigid society's rules of the day were, and how much they effected the lives of people in all strata of that society.
I thought the storyline was interesting.The "misunderstanding" central to the story served to illustrate just how rigid society's rules of the day were, and how much they effected the lives of people in all strata of that society.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Not worth the effort
10 Aug 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
A.N. Wilson's fiction "Gentlemen in England" is not worth the effort it took for me to get all the way through it. He seems determined to impress us with his linguistic abilities, sprinkling the text with polysyllabic vocabulary, foreign phrases, and longwinded descriptions. Apparently the book is meant to be humorous, however, I found it smug and self-indulgent. I did eventually develop a moderate interest in the characters and their machinations, then became totally disgusted with the ending, which is non-existent. It is as though Mr. Wilson got tired of the story, and quit. Don't waste your time on this one.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
