Merely Melville
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
From the pen of one of Britain's most beloved comic writers comes Merely Melville, a sparkling collection of witty observations, comic sketches, and light-hearted prose that showcases Alan Melville at his irreverent best. With a cast of charmingly ordinary characters navigating the absurdities of mid-20th-century British life, the book chronicles the everyday mishaps, social pretensions, and gentle follies that Melville so expertly skewered throughout his celebrated career. Melville — the pseudonym of William Melville Caverhill — was a master of the light comic touch, equally at home writing for the BBC, the West End stage, and the printed page, and this volume distills that rare, multi-talented wit into a single, highly entertaining read. His prose is sharp yet warm, satirical yet never cruel, painting a portrait of a society caught between tradition and modernity with an insider's knowing eye. Readers who believe that truly elegant humour is a lost art need look no further — Merely Melville stands as a delightful reminder that it never had to be.
Author: Alan Melville
Format: Hardback
Genre: Humour
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
From the pen of one of Britain's most beloved comic writers comes Merely Melville, a sparkling collection of witty observations, comic sketches, and light-hearted prose that showcases Alan Melville at his irreverent best. With a cast of charmingly ordinary characters navigating the absurdities of mid-20th-century British life, the book chronicles the everyday mishaps, social pretensions, and gentle follies that Melville so expertly skewered throughout his celebrated career. Melville — the pseudonym of William Melville Caverhill — was a master of the light comic touch, equally at home writing for the BBC, the West End stage, and the printed page, and this volume distills that rare, multi-talented wit into a single, highly entertaining read. His prose is sharp yet warm, satirical yet never cruel, painting a portrait of a society caught between tradition and modernity with an insider's knowing eye. Readers who believe that truly elegant humour is a lost art need look no further — Merely Melville stands as a delightful reminder that it never had to be.