The British Museum Is Falling Down
The British Museum is Falling Down is a brilliant comic satire of academia, religion and human entanglements. First published in 1965, it tells the story of hapless, scooter-riding young research student Adam Appleby, who is trying to write his thesis but is constantly distracted — not least by...
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The British Museum is Falling Down is a brilliant comic satire of academia, religion and human entanglements. First published in 1965, it tells the story of hapless, scooter-riding young research student Adam Appleby, who is trying to write his thesis but is constantly distracted — not least by the fact that, as Catholics in the late 1960s, he and his wife must rely on ‘Vatican roulette’ to avoid a fourth child.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780099554226 (0099554224)
Publish date: April 7th 2011
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Humor,
Comedy,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Contemporary,
Modern,
Roman,
English Literature
Dear David,I hope this review finds you well.You will be delighted to know that I've just finished to read "The British Museum is Falling Down" that juvenile novel of yours which, although widely ignored back in 1965, later became one of the most successful books you wrote.Dave, you know how much I ...
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