Parnassus on Wheels by Christopher Morely (Paperback Book)

Melville House Publishing

I imagined him in his beloved Brooklyn, strolling in Prospect Park and preaching to chance comers about his gospel of good books.\n\""When you sell a man a book,\"" says Roger Mifflin, the sprite-like book peddler at the center of this classic novella, \""you don't sell him just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue\u2014you sell him a whole new life.\"" In this beguiling but little-known prequel to Christopher Morley's beloved Haunted Bookshop, the \""whole new life\"" that the traveling bookman delivers to Helen McGill, the narrator of Parnassus on Wheels, provides the romantic comedy that drives this charming love letter to a life in books.\nThe Art of The Novella Series\n Too short to be a novel, too long to be a short story, the novella is generally unrecognized by academics and publishers.\n\nParnassus on Wheels\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note: the price advertised is as lo;