Parnassus on Wheels (Art of the Novel) - Softcover

Christopher Morley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1935554115 ISBN 13: 9781935554110

Publisher: MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING, 2010

Synopsis

In the beguiling but little known prequel to Christopher Morely's beloved Haunted Bookshop (Dodo Press, 2007), the story of a fictional travelling book-selling business. Now, the new life which the travelling bookman delivers to Helen McGill - who buys the business from him, provides a romantic comedy which drives this charming love letter to a life dedicated to books. This prequel, the first in a series of three novels written in 1917 and from a woman's perspective.

About this title

Review:

"Don't let its small size deceive you..the story of a traveling bookseller and the unexpected love he finds when selling his bookmobile packs a big heart."
--Martha Stewart Weddings, 10 Classic Love Stories to Add to Your Reading List

Praise for The Art of the Novella
"I wanted them all, even those I'd already read."
--Ron Rosenbaum, The New York Observer

"Small wonders."
--Time Out London

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--Adam Begley, The New York Observer

"I've always been haunted by Bartleby, the proto-slacker. But it's the handsomely minimalist cover of the Melville House edition that gets me here, one of many in the small publisher's fine 'Art of the Novella' series."
--The New Yorker

"The Art of the Novella series is sort of an anti-Kindle. What these singular, distinctive titles celebrate is book-ness. They're slim enough to be portable but showy enough to be conspicuously consumed--tiny little objects that demand to be loved for the commodities they are."
--KQED (NPR San Francisco)

"Some like it short, and if you're one of them, Melville House, an independent publisher based in Brooklyn, has a line of books for you... elegant-looking paperback editions ...a good read in a small package."
--The Wall Street Journal

About the Author:

Christopher Morley (1890-1957) was a New York newspaper columnist who wrote over one hundred books, including the bestselling novels The Haunted Bookshop and Kitty Foyle, which sold over a million copies and was made into a hit Hollywood movie.

About this edition

• Publisher: MELVILLE HOUSE PUBLISHING
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1935554115
• ISBN 13: 9781935554110
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128