Author(s): Robert Hitchens

Military History

Canon Bankton, a Church of England priest, has a presumably unusual hobby for one in his position: he collects dirty books, including Ma Vie et Mes Amours (for some reason Hichens always refers to it by its French title). One day while browsing he is struck by something Harris says in his autobiography and decides to use it in a sermon - without acknowledging his scandalous source, of course.

Unfortunately for the Canon, in the congregation when he preaches is Gordon Ripley, a man who knows his Harris so well that he immediately recognises the passage. Ripley confronts Bankton, setting off a series of events that cause Bankton to reconsider his vocation.

pp. 307, a novel by the author of The Pyramid and The Garden of Allah. This copy is signed and inscribed by the author on the flyleaf, with a small Royal Society of Literature christmas card stuck to the front pastedown, likewise signed by the author. In general very good condition with some sunning to the spine.