Cold Comfort Farm, English edition
b"Quite simply one of the funniest satirical novels of the last century." Nancy Pearl, NPR's iMorning Edition/i/bbrbrThe deliriously entertaining iCold Comfort Farm/i is "very probably the funniest book ever written" (iThe Sunday Times/i, London), a hilarious parody of D. H. Lawrence's and Thomas Hardy's earthy, melodramatic novels. When the recently orphaned socialite Flora Poste descends on her relatives at the aptly named Cold Comfort Farm in deepest Sussex, she finds a singularly miserable group in dire need of her particular talent: organization.brbrFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
| Autor: | Gibbons, Stella |
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| EAN: | 9780141441597 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 256 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Verlag: | Penguin Books UK |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 25.08.2010 |
| Schlagworte: | Englisch; Romane/Erzählungen lynne truss eats shoots and leaves love in a cold climate nancy mitford the ragged trousered philanthropists robert tressell miss pettigrew lives for a day winifred watson the diary of a nobody BBC The Novels That Shaped Our World roz chast penguin classics deluxe edition penguin deluxe classics classic comedy literary fiction classic fiction family satire classic novels classic books classic literature funny books funny gifts humorous books white elephant gifts fiction books novels fiction classics humor humor books realistic fiction books literature books fiction secret santa gifts satire fiction classics books funny stocking stuffers england friendship romance penguin classics paperback penguin classics deluxe |
| Größe: | 15 × 127 × 196 |
| Gewicht: | 192 g |
