Beggar’s Choice
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Beggar’s Choice
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Anne Hancock
Three years after a huge row with his wealthy uncle and benefactor, Car Fairfax finds himself without a job and down to his last sixpence. As he ponders his failure to secure employment, someone thrusts a handbill at him with the message "Do you want to make 500 pounds? If you do and are willing to earn it, write to ..."
His instructions are to purchase new clothes—badly needed—and frequent night spots where he encounters old pals, including Isobel Tarrant with whom he is still in love. This new "job" is shrouded in mystery. With meetings in dark secluded spots with questionable characters, cryptic messages and no real duties to carry out, the only solace for Fairfax is discovering Isobel loves him back.
But who is this benefactor? And who has been jinxing all his efforts to find serious employment? Patricia Wentworth, in her inimitable way, unfolds all with style and humor and a cast of very quirky characters.
Public Domain (P)2026 Anne Hancock