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Title details for Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morley - Available

Parnassus on Wheels

by Christopher Morley
Wanda McCaddon
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Roger Mifflin is part pixie, part sage, part noble savage, and all God's creature. With his traveling book wagon named Parnassus, he moves through the New England countryside of 1915 on an itinerant mission of enlightenment.

Mifflin's delight in books and authors is infectious—with his singular philosophy and bright eyes, he comes to represent the heart and soul of the book world. But a certain spirited spinster, disgruntled with her life, may have a hand in changing all that.

This roaring good adventure yarn is spiced with fiery roadside brawls, heroic escapes from death, the most groaning boards in the history of Yankee cookery, and a rare love story—not to mention a glimpse at a feminist perspective from the early 1900s.

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  • Release date

    July 15, 2005

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781481541343
      • File size: 100586 KB
      • Duration: 03:29:33

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Text Difficulty: 7-12

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Retired teacher Roger Mifflin loves books, so much so that he travels the country peddling them from his horse-drawn wagon home. Deciding he wants to write one of his own, Mifflin sells the horse and carriage to a spinster, then teaches her the trade. Nadia May brings a delightful sense of adventure to this light turn-of-the-century tale. Her characterization of Helen properly expresses resigned acceptance of her weight and fate, and her portrayal of Mifflin bursts with enthusiasm. One senses that May must work hard to suppress her laughter at the twists and turns of the story, as she brings the listener into the point of the plot--that books are fun, and so are book-loving people! R.P.L. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine

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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Text Difficulty:7-12

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