Angela Thirkell is the modern Jane Austen for some, and in this book, there are allusions to Mr. Frank Churchill and Mrs. Norris of Pride and Prejudice. It is understood the readers know their origins. ]] AUGUST FOLLY chronicles the lives and loves of modern Barsetshire in this comedy of everyday life as it is lived in an English village community. Mrs Palmer with her fondness for staging Greek dramas unwittingly brings about several romances thereby. Chief among them is the affair of Richard Tebben with Mrs Palmer's house ...
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Angela Thirkell is the modern Jane Austen for some, and in this book, there are allusions to Mr. Frank Churchill and Mrs. Norris of Pride and Prejudice. It is understood the readers know their origins. ]] AUGUST FOLLY chronicles the lives and loves of modern Barsetshire in this comedy of everyday life as it is lived in an English village community. Mrs Palmer with her fondness for staging Greek dramas unwittingly brings about several romances thereby. Chief among them is the affair of Richard Tebben with Mrs Palmer's house guestthe mother of nine children. The end of summer, however. finds Richard himself again. The comedy is held together with word and deed--especially word.
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Used-Good. VG hardback in Fair dust jacket. Uniform edition. Pages clean & bright; red cloth a little faded on spine, with small patch of severe fading; dust jacket worn at edges, with loss at head & foot of browned spine.
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Acceptable. 1949. Mass Market Paperback. Published in Penguin Books 1949, reprinted in 1954. Ok copy with shelf wear, some wear to the spine and cover but reading is not affected.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Used-Good. Good hardback in Fair price-clipped dust jacket. A few spots of foxing on fore-edge; spine a little faded; dust jacket browned & a little brittle, with loss at top edge.
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Very good. No dust jacket as issued. AS NOTED-COVERS VERY NICE-SPINE SLANT AND CREASED ELSE SUPER-I HAVE 10 TITLES-9. (US). Glued binding. 312 p. Perennial Library; P525. Audience: General/trade.
Don't read this book if you want a compelling plot leading you from one exciting event to another. This story ambles along confidently with not much happening except the delight of entering Thirkell's Barsetshire and meeting her utterly charming cast of characters - each drawn with affection, humanity, and humor. I recommend for those times you need a soothing read, a good laugh, and an escape from modern-day frenzy.
Jennifer D
Mar 15, 2012
Silly But Satisfying
A playful story about people too silly not to be real. Angela Thirkell has an uncanny ability to portrayvanity and foolishness in its most human form and delight the reader while doing so. Another wonderful escape to a world of donkey carts, amateur theater and social obligations in the English countryside.
