Ways and Means - Hardcover
When Basil Merridew and his nephew , Nicholas Drewe, arrive in the prosperous village of Tapworth Magna their neighbours are unprepared for the upheaval that is to follow. The new arrivals short period of residence in the village ends when Basil takes out a slander action against twenty-two of his neighbours and pockets £10,000 as a settlement. This is just the first episode in a fascinating plot which has our two heroes using the subtleties of the law to plan ever more convoluted and intricate ways to make their way in the world. In this brilliantly worked legal drama, see how they find ways and means of supporting their attractive wives and comfortable standard of living without actually having to do a single day s real work.
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Review:
How some specious and delightful scoundrels suceed in living comfortably by gulling the public and keeping, roughly, on the right side of the law.--Daily Telegraph
...much excellent invention and dialogue; Mr Cecil is a welcome original.--The Sunday Times
About the Author:
...much excellent invention and dialogue; Mr Cecil is a welcome original.--The Sunday Times
Henry Cecil was born near London in 1902 and was called to the bar in 1923. Later in 1949 he was appointed a County Court Judge, a position he held until 1967. He used these experiences as inspiration for his work. His books are works of great comic genius with unpredictable twists of plot which highlight the often absurd contradictions of the legal system. He died in 1976.
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- PublisherMichael Joseph Ltd
- Publication date1960
- ISBN 10 0718104153
- ISBN 13 9780718104153
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages192
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