Christopher Morley
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Detektívky
The Haunted Bookshop (EN)
Christopher Morley: “The Haunted Bookshop” is a so called “bibliomystery” (a mystery story set in the world of books) from 1919. It is the story of the eccentric owner of the Haunted Bookshop, Roger Mifflin, who some readers might remember from “Parnassus on Wheels”. This
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Parnassus on Wheels (EN)
Christopher Morley: “Parnassus on Wheels” (1917) was Christopher Morley’s first published novel. It tells the story of Roger Mifflin, who sells his travelling book business to 39-year-old Helen McGill. The latter is tired of taking care of her ailing older brother Andrew
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Klasická literatúra
Kathleen (EN)
Christopher Morley: “Kathleen” is a 1920 novel by Christopher Morley. It tells the story of a group of eight Oxford undergrads who call themselves “The Scorpions. ” One day, they find a letter that a certain Kathleen wrote to Joe, and they build an idea of who she might be
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Humor, satira
In the Sweet Dry and Dry (EN)
Bart Haley,Christopher Morley: Written just before Prohibition, “In the Sweet and Dry” tries to entail the possible troubles that might happen in the future. It takes both sides of the argument, and sketches out the various methods that could be used, some of them being rather over-th