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David Footman's Pig and Pepper (1936) regularly appears on lists of the most unjustly neglected novels, but although it has counted Nigel Balchin, Lionel Davidson, Jane Gardam and many others among its admirers, it has yet to find the wider audience it deserves. With this reissue, the first in 25 years, a new generation of readers has the opportunity to discover this delightful classic.
"Footman knows exactly what he wants to say, and he says it with wit, humour, and an easy mastery ... Pig and Pepper is one of the most enjoyable novels I have read for a long time." - L. P. Hartley, The Observer
"The most neglected 20th-century novel I know ... It is very funny - much funnier than Kingsley Amis - but also sad, sweet and accomplished." - Jane Gardam
"Wise and wicked fun ... brilliantly entertaining." - Lionel Hale
David Footman's Pig and Pepper (1936) regularly appears on lists of the most unjustly neglected novels, but although it has counted Nigel Balchin, Lionel Davidson, Jane Gardam and many others among its admirers, it has yet to find the wider audience it deserves. With this reissue, the first in 25 years, a new generation of readers has the opportunity to discover this delightful classic.
"Footman knows exactly what he wants to say, and he says it with wit, humour, and an easy mastery ... Pig and Pepper is one of the most enjoyable novels I have read for a long time." - L. P. Hartley, The Observer
"The most neglected 20th-century novel I know ... It is very funny - much funnier than Kingsley Amis - but also sad, sweet and accomplished." - Jane Gardam
"Wise and wicked fun ... brilliantly entertaining." - Lionel Hale
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- PublisherRobin Clark Ltd
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0860721264
- ISBN 13 9780860721260
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages270
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