The Honourable Mr. Tawnish

The Honourable Mr. Tawnish

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The Honourable Mr. Tawnish by Jeffery Farnol

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1913

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The Honourable Mr. Tawnish

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A slight but entertaining tale with an inevitable reminder of Monsieur Beaucaire in the rather foppish young hero who writes poor sonnets and aspires to the hand of the Lady Penelope. Of course he wins by a series of amusing encounters which leave everyone congratulating him..

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inging a merry drinking-catch, with the ring of glasses and the stamping of spurred heels. "Hark to 'em," he repeated, with a gesture of infinite disgust; "these are creatures the which, having all the outward form and semblance of man, yet, being utterly devoid of all man's finer qualities, live but to quarrel and fight--to eat and drink and beget their kind--in which they be vastly prolific, for the world is full of such. To-night it would seem they are in a high good humour, wherefore they are a trifle more boisterous than usual, indulging themselves in these howlings and shoutings, and shall presently drink themselves out of what little wit Dame Nature hath bestowed upon 'em, and be carted home to bed by their lackeys--pah!"

"How--what?" gasps Jack, while I sat staring (very nearly open-mouthed) at the cool audacity of the fellow.

"Are you aware, sir," cries Jack, when at last he had regained his breath, "that the persons you have been decrying are friends of mine, gallant gentlemen all--aye

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A story of how a young man in love manages to win over the approval of girl’s father by fulfilling three tasks that would have seemed impossible to fulfill. The story is not as romantic as Farnol’s longer novels, but just as light-heated and fun to read.
Light, amusing and fast paced book. An unusual romance novel, where the the boy and girl are not the leading characters. Enjoyed reading it a lot.