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Mr. Beluncle

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An edition of Mr. Beluncle (1951)

Mr. Beluncle

a novel

Modern Library paperback ed.

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"Like most great comedy," writes Darin Strauss in his Introduction, "Mr. Beluncle makes sport of the Stuffed Shirt, the Hypocritical Pious Gentleman, and the Tyrant, as well as the Big Spender--and all these descriptions fit a single character: Mr. Beluncle himself." One of V. S. Pritchett's most enduring characters, Mr. Beluncle is narcissistic, sanctimonious, and self-indulgent, yet despite these flaws he is undeniably compelling. Readers who follow this quirky British furniture salesman on his seemingly ordinary escapades--shopping for ridiculously expensive houses, attending services at his peculiar church, presiding over a tumultuous family meal--are in for a delightful and disquieting ride. Poignant, hilarious, and utterly unforgettable Mr. Beluncle is an ideal introduction to one of the English language's most gifted authors.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Modern Library
Language
English
Pages
298

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Subjects

Businessmen, Church membership, Family-owned business enterprises, Fiction, Furniture industry and trade, Married people, Fiction, humorous, Fiction, psychological, Married people, fiction

Places

England

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Cover of: Mr. Beluncle
Mr. Beluncle
2009, Random House Publishing Group
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Mr. Beluncle: a novel
2005, Modern Library
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Mr Beluncle
1986, Oxford University Press
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Mr. Beluncle.
1972, Portway
in English
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Mr. Beluncle [a novel]
1957, Chatto and Windus
in English
Cover of: Mr. Beluncle
Mr. Beluncle: a novel.
1951, Harcourt, Brace
in English - [1st American ed.]
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Mr Beluncle.
1951, Chatto & Windus
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Mr. Beluncle: a novel.
1951, Chatto and Windus
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Edition Notes

Originally published: London : Chatto and Windus, 1951.
Includes reading group guide: p. [299-300].

Published in
New York
Series
The Modern Library classics
Genre
Fiction.
Other Titles
Mister Beluncle

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.912
Library of Congress
PR6031.R7 P75 2005, PR6031.R7P75 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxi, 298 p. ;
Number of pages
298

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3308151M
ISBN 10
0812973798
LCCN
2004054684
OCLC/WorldCat
55681329
Library Thing
867037
Goodreads
280658

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