![]() ![]() Part mystery, part spy thriller, and part romance, the humorous tale is a complete delight. When Aubrey notices a suspicious-looking character skulking in a nearby alleyway and is attacked on his way home, the ardent suitor fears for Titania's safety and turns amateur detective. The spirits of great literature haunt the shop, providing an atmospheric background for the tale of a young ad man, Aubrey Gilbert, who's smitten with Roger's comely assistant, Titania. Roger Mifflin returns in The Haunted Bookshop, which unfolds in his Brooklyn store, the Parnassus at Home. As an author, he begins using the farm as his Muse rather than a. Roger Mifflin), who told me the story with her own inimitable vivacity. MY DEAR SIR, Although my name appears on the title page, the real author of this book is Miss Helen McGill (now Mrs. 'Trusty, dusky, vivid, true' A LETTER TO David Grayson, Esq. Andrew is a former businessman turned farmer, turned author. PARNASSUS ON WHEELS By Christopher Morley To H.B.F. The original owner of the business, Roger Mifflin, sells it to 39-year-old Helen McGill, who is tired of taking care of her older brother, Andrew. ![]() Their story was praised by Boston's Evening Transcript as "graceful in style. Morleys first novel, about a fictional traveling book-selling business. 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. When red-bearded bookseller Roger Mifflin rolls into town, she impulsively purchases his mobile bookshop. 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. ![]()
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