The Astonishing History of Troy Town

by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
List(s):"Carp 500"
Category: "Fiction - General"
Pages:188
Year of Publication:1888
Date Read:09/22/1996
Notes:The inhabitants of a small Cornish port are conned by two individuals claiming to be nobility, but who have nefarious intention. Meanwhile, the absent-minded Mr. Fogo seeks asylum from a broken heart.

COMMENTS — Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch is best known for his compilation of The Oxford English Book of Verse and for his treatise on writing, On the Art of Writing. Helene Hanff, author of 84, Charing Cross Road, said that she learned everything she knew about writing from this book.
My Rating: 8

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