An intellectual summer party at an English country house is satirized with "e;ingenuity, sophistication [and] impudence"e; by the author of A Brave New World (H.
The bawdy and satirical eighteenth-century novel: "e;A comic tour de force whose humor, of observation and incident, explodes on to every page"e; (The Guardian, "e;The 100 Best Novels"e;).
This 1923 novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author of Paterson satirizes American colonization, creative ambition, and the novel form itself.
An indolent college student creates a chaotic fictional world in this classic of Irish literature: "e;A marvel of imagination, language, and humor"e; (The New Republic).
The acclaimed author of Mapp and Lucia introduces the beloved Miss Elizabeth Mapp, a devious social climber, in this charming British comedy of manners.
"e;The immortal comic duo of ditsy Bertram Wooster and his unflappable valet Reginald Jeeves"e; are at it again in this hilarious follow-up to My Man Jeeves (The Washington Post).
A London boarding-house becomes a battle ground in this "e;dazzling display of character-led fiction"e; from the award-winning author of The Old Boys (The Independent).
As his laugh-out-loud secret diary extends into his later teens and young adulthood, everyone's favorite angsty Brit remains "e;a brilliant comic creation"e; (The Times, London).
Two fascinating philosophical inquiries from the "e;dazzlingly gifted"e; New York Times-bestselling and National Book Award-winning author of The Moviegoer (USA Today).
The pot thief is going back to school, but someone on campus is trying for a different kind of degree-murder in the first-in this "e;smartly funny series"e; (Anne Hillerman).
"e;The trouble with trying to read passages from the Adrian Mole diaries aloud is that you find yourself laughing so hard you can't go on"e; (Kansas City Star).
In 1849, a boy saves a girl from the Hudson River in this story "e;of wonders and sweetness, magic and horrors [that] immerses itself in the marvelous"e; (The Boston Sunday Globe).
After ten years, a successful painter returns to Paris and the son she left behind on her ex-lover's doorstep, in Margery Sharp's sparkling novel that features the artistic heroine of Martha in ParisAfter studying with le maitre in Paris for a year, Martha returned to England to pursue her artistic destiny.
From one of Britain's leading writers comes a biting satire about a country founded on Nihilism and a government gone mad Nihilon is a country where honesty is outlawed, drunk driving is mandatory, and nihilism reigns supreme.
An illustrated classic from the author of Saville and Flight into CamdenWritten before David Storey's 1976 Man Booker Prize winning novel Saville, Edward tells the tale of a kindly and aging bishop who lives his life by just and holy standards until one day he is surprised by the appearance of an old key, sitting in a curious box atop his study desk.
A Jewish freshman searches for love and money at the University of Minnesota in this raucous satire from the author of The Many Loves of Dobie GillisIt's the middle of the Great Depression and Morris Katz and his cousin Albert are broke.
Big tobacco meets the boob tube in this incendiary satire from the bestselling author of The Many Loves of Dobie GillisJefferson Tatum is a self-made man.
A rags-to-riches tale so outrageously hysterical it could have only come from the marvelous mind of Max Shulman, bestselling author of The Many Loves of Dobie GillisA sensitive boy growing up in a bad neighborhood, Harry Riddle doesn't fit in with the kids who hold up gas stations, steal purses, and drop safes on policemen.
