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  • Mr Finchley Discovers His England

  • Classic Canning, Book 1
  • By: Victor Canning
  • Narrated by: John Higgins
  • Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (24 ratings)

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Mr Finchley Discovers His England

By: Victor Canning
Narrated by: John Higgins
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Summary

Mr Edgar Finchley, unmarried clerk, aged 45, is told to take a holiday for the first time in his life. He decides to go to the seaside. But Fate has other plans in store...

From his abduction by a cheerful crook, to his smuggling escapade off the south coast, the timid but plucky Mr Finchley is plunged into a series of the most astonishing and extraordinary adventures.

His rural adventure takes him gradually westward through the English countryside and back, via a smuggling yacht, to London.

This gentle comedy trilogy was a runaway best-seller on first publication in the 1930s and retains a timeless appeal today. It has been dramatised twice for BBC Radio, with the 1990 series regularly repeated.

©1934 Victor Canning (P)2021 Duckworth Books Ltd
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Intriguing and fun

A journey not to be missed twists and turns of country life and the residents

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Enjoyable

A good story, well told , a nice gentle tale from a bygone era ,would recommend

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Great Fun

An innocent and gently amusing tale of a middle aged man's search for adventure. The narrator suits the story perfectly. Very enjoyable.

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NOT UNABRIDGED

This book is most definitely abridged. I have the original hardback edition of this book and liked the idea of listening to it. I soon discovered that it is most definitely abridged - checked it against the book itself and found parts missing.. I will grant that the abridgement has been done well - and I am enjoying listening to the book in spite of that, but you should be aware that it IS abridged,

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Very enjoyable

This was just what was needed in these troubled times - a gentle, humorous and ultimately feel good listen.

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