Poet's pub
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Word Count
59,000 words, Guess
Page Count
236 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivepoetspub0000link_w0x6
- ISBN-139780143106661
- ISBN-10014310666X
- Library of Congress Control Number2012003124
- OCLC Control Number777251190
and 4 more
- Better World BooksW7-AFX-261
- Better World Books9780143106661
- Better World BooksP7-CRD-875
- Open LibraryOL25214529M
Classifications
- DDC823/.914
- LCCPR6023.I582 P64 2012
- LCCPR6023.I582P64 2012
Description
"A literary Cheers--filled with British charm and wit comprised of an entertaining series of vignettes that occur at the Pelican Pub in Downish, England, Poet's Pub is a humor-filled collection of stories by award winner Eric Linklater--one of the original titles commissioned by Penguin Classics founder Allen Lane--and again available to American readers.When an Oxford poet named Saturday Keith assumes control of the Pelican Pub, what he desires most is the peace and freedom to craft his poems without being disturbed. This is the least of what happens, for the local watering hole soon becomes an out-and-out attraction for various eccentric characters ranging from uncouth rogues to members of academia"-- "An Oxford poet named Saturday Keith assumes control of The Pelican pub in Downish. What Keith most desires is the peace and freedom to craft his poems without any disturbance. This is the least of what happens, for The Pelican pub soon becomes an out-and-out attraction for various eccentric characters, ranging from uncouth rogues to members of the academia. POET'S PUB presents an entertaining series of vignettes unified by a central, unconventional literary locale"--
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Series Statement
- Penguin classics
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