Mr. Finchley Goes to Paris is a comedy novel by the British writer Victor Canning.[1] It was the second of a trilogy featuring the mild-mannered Edgar Finchley. The first publication in 1938 was by Hodder and Stoughton in the UK and Carrick and Evans in the USA.[2] It was included in the Heinemann Uniform Edition of 1974, and a new edition has recently appeared (2019) from Farrago Books. In 1990 it was adapted for radio by the BBC starring Richard Griffiths[3]
 First edition | |
| Author | Victor Canning |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton |
Publication date | 1938 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9781788421621 |
| Preceded by | Mr. Finchley Discovers His England |
| Followed by | Mr. Finchley Takes the Road |
Synopsis
editThe mild-mannered clerk Mr. Finchley is just about to propose marriage, when he is sent by his firm to Paris where he enjoys a further series of adventures, returning a week later with an orphan boy. He completes his proposal and they adopt the boy.
References
edit- ^ Reilly p.254
- ^ Higgins, John. Victor Canning biography
- ^ Ehland and Wächter p.102
Bibliography
edit- Ehland, Christoph and Wächter, Cornelia. Middlebrow and Gender, 1890-1945. BRILL, 2016.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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