Bring The Monkey: A Light Novel
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.
Edition: 1st edition.
Condition remarks:
Book: Poor
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Marks and specks on boards. Faded and worn spine. Bumping on corners. FEP and half-title page missing. Damaged front pastedown.
Despite its condition, this remains a tangible piece of Australian literary history, a true first edition from 1933 of a work by Miles Franklin, author of "My Brilliant Career," published in a year that marked a turning point in world history, making any surviving copy, however worn, an irreplaceable primary document of one of Australia's most significant and fiercely independent literary voices.
A charming work of comic fiction, Bring the Monkey chronicles the misadventures surrounding a country house party in 1930s Australia, where a pet monkey becomes the unlikely catalyst for a delightfully tangled murder mystery. Miles Franklin, best known for her landmark Australian novel My Brilliant Career, demonstrates a playful and witty side in this satirical romp, skewering the social pretensions of the upper class with sharp, affectionate humor. The narrative presents a cast of eccentric characters whose carefully maintained facades begin to crumble under the pressure of suspicion and scandal, all rendered with a light, breezy tone that keeps the pages turning. Franklin illustrates that even in the most genteel of settings, chaos — and a mischievous primate — can upend the best-laid social conventions.
Author: Miles Franklin
Format: Hardback
Published: 1933, The Endeavour Press
Genre: Humour
Edition: 1st edition.
Condition remarks:
Book: Poor
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Marks and specks on boards. Faded and worn spine. Bumping on corners. FEP and half-title page missing. Damaged front pastedown.
Despite its condition, this remains a tangible piece of Australian literary history, a true first edition from 1933 of a work by Miles Franklin, author of "My Brilliant Career," published in a year that marked a turning point in world history, making any surviving copy, however worn, an irreplaceable primary document of one of Australia's most significant and fiercely independent literary voices.
A charming work of comic fiction, Bring the Monkey chronicles the misadventures surrounding a country house party in 1930s Australia, where a pet monkey becomes the unlikely catalyst for a delightfully tangled murder mystery. Miles Franklin, best known for her landmark Australian novel My Brilliant Career, demonstrates a playful and witty side in this satirical romp, skewering the social pretensions of the upper class with sharp, affectionate humor. The narrative presents a cast of eccentric characters whose carefully maintained facades begin to crumble under the pressure of suspicion and scandal, all rendered with a light, breezy tone that keeps the pages turning. Franklin illustrates that even in the most genteel of settings, chaos — and a mischievous primate — can upend the best-laid social conventions.