France Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 6 hours ago, poppy said: but humorous and satirical books I've also enjoyed are Three Men In a Boat by Jerome K Jerome; Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons; and EF Benson's Mapp and Lucia books. 😊 All regular comfort reads for me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sib Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 On 1/23/2024 at 8:02 AM, poppy said: Another huge fan of Wodehouse. Haven't read anything by Denis Mackail (will take a look) but humorous and satirical books I've also enjoyed are Three Men In a Boat by Jerome K Jerome; Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons; and EF Benson's Mapp and Lucia books. ps. Thought I recognised your name from way back and saw you last posted in 2009, so a very big welcome back! 😊 If you enjoyed Three Men In a Boat you'll probably like Denis Mackail. I've read Greenery Street which is a gentle melodrama of early middle class married life as it was a hundred years ago. And I'm reading The Flower Show by him now, which is great. It's a humorous look at a typical village event, again about a hundred years ago, with many larger than life characters and wonderfully described scenes. A bit like a cross between Dickens and Wodehouse. But whereas Wodehouse would avoid certain more serious topics in favour of a perpetually lighter sunnier style, Mackail will broach more serious subjects with an insight that hints at a real understanding of people's emotions and life situation. I've read another one by him which I can't remember to the title of, but I think The Flower Show is the best so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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