The Works Of Smith Minor
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: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
From the pen of J. Jefferson Farjeon — master of the light touch and the wry aside — comes The Works of Smith Minor, a delightful collection that chronicles the imaginative inner world of a quintessentially British schoolboy. Set against the backdrop of the traditional English prep school, the book presents the writings, musings, and compositions of the endearing young Smith Minor, whose earnest attempts at literary greatness are as charming as they are comically misguided. Farjeon, best known for his ingenious crime novels, here demonstrates his remarkable range, capturing the voice of boyhood with pitch-perfect authenticity and warm, affectionate wit. A celebrated figure of the Golden Age of British fiction, Farjeon brings to this anthology the same sharp observational instinct that made him a favourite of the Detection Club and a peer of Agatha Christie. The humour is gentle yet knowing, layered with a nostalgia for the absurdities of school life that will resonate with readers long after the final page. Whether Smith Minor is penning heroic essays or earnest verse, one cannot help but wonder — could there be a touch of genius lurking beneath those ink-stained fingers?
Author: J. Jefferson Farjeon
Format: Hardback
Genre: Humour
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
From the pen of J. Jefferson Farjeon — master of the light touch and the wry aside — comes The Works of Smith Minor, a delightful collection that chronicles the imaginative inner world of a quintessentially British schoolboy. Set against the backdrop of the traditional English prep school, the book presents the writings, musings, and compositions of the endearing young Smith Minor, whose earnest attempts at literary greatness are as charming as they are comically misguided. Farjeon, best known for his ingenious crime novels, here demonstrates his remarkable range, capturing the voice of boyhood with pitch-perfect authenticity and warm, affectionate wit. A celebrated figure of the Golden Age of British fiction, Farjeon brings to this anthology the same sharp observational instinct that made him a favourite of the Detection Club and a peer of Agatha Christie. The humour is gentle yet knowing, layered with a nostalgia for the absurdities of school life that will resonate with readers long after the final page. Whether Smith Minor is penning heroic essays or earnest verse, one cannot help but wonder — could there be a touch of genius lurking beneath those ink-stained fingers?