Under the watchful eye of Superintendent Bone, Inspector Dewar has his work cut out when he is called to investigate a mysterious spate of killings—each victim is apparently unconnected, the murders linked only by the macabre addition of a numbered badge to the victim’s corpse. As the death toll mounts, Dewar and Bone face a race against time to catch the killer. But who could be behind these terrible crimes? And what could possibly be the motivation for such apparently random acts of crue...

Macdonell became famous with the publication of England, Their England. The book gained considerable critical and popular acclaim, and won the James Tait Black Award. It is regarded as one of the classics of English humour and is much-loved by readers for its evocation of England between the wars.

George Templeton has been looking forward to his golfing holiday in Scotland. So he is not best pleased when a dislocated thumb puts paid to his plans and he is left with no other available occupation than a daily hike. Roaming the coastline, however, his boredom is allayed when he discovers an old schoolfriend engaged in the strange activity of hunting for bombs at the side of the road. When his old acquaintance claims never to have met him, Templeton's suspicions are aroused and his inve...

Review from MyreviewerThis is a book remembered for its description (Chapter 7) of the village cricket match. For anyone who has played club cricket for the 3rd eleven or lower it will help to recall some of the events that make cricket the exceptional sport it is.It is the same game with the same rules as for the pinnacle of the game, Test Cricket. It is usually played over a period of 4 hours 30 minutes, including tea.However unfit, competent or incompetent the playe...

This vintage book contains A. G. Macdonell's 1934 novel, "How Like an Angel". This intelligent and intriguing novel is highly recommended for fans of Macdonell's work, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. A. G. Macdonell (1895-1941) was a Scottish novelist and journalist. His most famous works include: "The Autobiography of a Cad", arguably amongst the funniest books ever written; "Lords and Masters", a blunt and prescient satire, and "England, Their England"(1933), a...

A chance encounter with a pickpocket leads Peter Kerrigan to Marsh Manor, where the librarian is on the trail of the missing treasure, supposedly hidden by Lord Claydon a hundred years previously. And the fact that the librarian has been murdered rather suggests that he was on the right track. Soon Kerrigan finds himself in competition with Lord Claydon's descendants as a scramble ensues to locate the fabled treasure, the clue to which appears to lie in a series of Shakespearean quotations...

Kilby St. Benedict is a typical English village, whose tranquil facade conceals a nest of scandal. The vicar and a militant atheist are engaged in a petty feud. To make matters worse, both are in love with the beautiful daughter of the Armenian millionaire who lives at the manor, a passion shared by the ruthlessly ambitious son of local poet Ludovic Macaulay. So when a body is found stabbed to death near the Monk's Weir, Inspector Fleming has no problems in discovering a slew of potential ...

The Autobiography of a Cad is the hilarious spoof memoir of one Edward Fox-Ingleby, an upper-class rotter and chancer of the first order.He will go to any lengths to get the things he wants: power, money and lashings of the fairer sex.From his earliest year’s on his father's estate through to Eton, Oxford, the Great War and his proud life in politics, his memoir - prone to the odd bout of self-regarding prolix - is an attempt to legitimise his life's actions.With ba...

Set in 1920s England, this book chronicles the life of a young man forced to live among the English, rather than in his native Scotland. What follows is a series of interesting and satirical observations about English life, including fox hunting, domestic politics, and most famously, village cricket. This classic book remains a hilarious look into everyday British life in the interwar years.

This vintage book contains A. G. Macdonell's 1938 novel, "The Autobiography of a Cad". Written as a memoir of the life of Edward Fox-Ingleby, it spans from with his earliest memories of his family's estate and his time at Eton and Oxford, to his becoming a Tory minister in 1930s England. His memoir reads like an attempt to justify his obviously immoral life-a life filled with backstabbing, misogyny, and deviousness. In spite of this, Edward portrays himself as a misunderstood gentleman of ...

In an endeavour to write a book that captures the very essence of Englishness, a young Scot finds himself in 1920s England. To this end, he finds himself in typical English situations and circumstances, including participation in rural sports, international diplomacy, weekend trips to the country, and a village cricket match; all set to the backdrop of a nation going through significant social upheaval. This eloquent and affectionate novel will appeal to those with an interest in English c...

When George Templeton's golfing plans fail, he goes on a hike and discovers an old schoolfriend engaged in the strange activity of hunting for bombs at the side of the road. When his old acquaintance claims never to have met him, Templeton's suspicions are aroused and his investigations soon lead him to a nefarious anarchist plot operating from a cottage on the cliffs - a plot which has terrible implications for the future of society as Templeton knows it...