August Folly

Description

The village of Worsted is staging Hippolytus under the aegis of the indefatigable Mrs. Palmer. Given this background, it seems inevitable that the most absurd romances should bloom, as indeed they do. Thirkell's novels provide a scrutiny of British manners in the most entertaining doses.

First Sentence

THE LITTLE VILLAGE OF WORSTED, SOME SIXTY MILES WEST of London, is still, owing to the very defective railway system which hardly attempts to serve it, to a great extent unspoilt.

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Other Editions

• August FollyPaperbackCarroll & Graf Pub1988-08-01
• August FollyHardcoverMagna Large Print Books1993-09-01
• August Folly.Asphodel Press2007-01-01
• August follyMorgan Bell