Madison Square
THE HAUNTED BOOKSHOP
By CHRISTOPHER MORLEY
Author of "Parnassus on Wheels,"
"Where the Blue Begins," etc.
Every reader who made the delightful acquaintance of Roger Mifflin in "Parnassus on Wheels" will rejoice upon finding him in this volume the proprietor of a bookshop in Brooklyn. So realistically does the story begin that one is almost impelled to take down the telephone book to get the address of the haunted bookshop. While much of the charm of the book lies in the character of the whimsical, bookloving Roger Mifflin and his comments on all manner of things, a gentle love story runs through the novel and an exciting bomb plot of which the bookshop becomes the tragic scene.
If you have not yet had the great joy of reading this charming book, prepare now to partake of a real mental feast -- from appetizer of mystery, through meat of information, crisp salad of romance, to dessert of humor.
This book, while produced under wartime conditions, in full compliance with government regulations for the conservation of paper and other essential materials, is COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED
PARNASSUS ON WHEELS
By CHRISTOPHER MORLEY
Author of "The Haunted Bookshop,"
"Thunder on the Left," etc.
Andrew McGill and his sister, Helen, were wonderfully happy on their farm in the country until Andrew wrote a book and suddenly found himself famous as The Sage of Redfield and the author of Happiness and Hayseed. Perhaps it was because the publishers once referred to her as a "Rural Xantippe," or perhaps it was the madness of the whole proposition or just a desire to have an adventure of her own that impelled Helen McGill to buy "Parnassus on Wheels," the traveling book van, from the little red-bearded "Professor" who drove into the yard one day. At any rate, she suddenly abandoned the baking of bread and drove off with the "Professor" with no attempt at an explanation to her brother. This whimsical, fantastic little story is the record of their adventures, and of how the "Professor" brought the splendor of an ideal into her hum-drum life.
Be pleased to know, most worthy, that this little book is dedicated to you in affection and respect.
The faults of the composition are plain to you all. I begin merely in the hope of saying something further of the adventures of ROGER MIFFLIN, whose exploits in "Parnassus on Wheels" some of you have been kind enough to applaud. But then came Miss Titania Chapman, and my young advertising man fell in love with her, and the two of them rather ran away with the tale.
I think I should explain that the passage in Chapter VIII, dealing with the delightful talent of Mr. Sidney Drew, was written before the lamented death of that charming artist. But as it was a sincere tribute, sincerely meant, I have seen no reason for removing it.
Chapters I, II, III, and VI appeared originally in The Bookman, and to the editor of that admirable magazine I owe thanks for his permission to reprint.
Now that Roger is to have ten Parnassuses on
CHRISTOPHER MORLEY.
Philadelphia,
April 28, 1919.