Parnassus on Wheels (eBook, ePUB) - Morley, Christopher
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Parnassus on Wheels is a novel by Christopher Morley, first published in 1917. It tells the charming story of Helen McGill, a middle-aged woman living on a farm, who decides to change her life by purchasing a traveling book wagon from a man named Roger Mifflin. Mifflin is a quirky bookseller who wants to sell his "Parnassus," a horse-drawn wagon full of books, and retire to write. Helen takes over the business, embarking on an adventure that leads her to discover the joys of books, independence, and new horizons.
Christopher Morley (1890–1957) was an American writer, poet, essayist, and…mehr

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Parnassus on Wheels is a novel by Christopher Morley, first published in 1917. It tells the charming story of Helen McGill, a middle-aged woman living on a farm, who decides to change her life by purchasing a traveling book wagon from a man named Roger Mifflin.
Mifflin is a quirky bookseller who wants to sell his "Parnassus," a horse-drawn wagon full of books, and retire to write. Helen takes over the business, embarking on an adventure that leads her to discover the joys of books, independence, and new horizons.

Christopher Morley (1890–1957) was an American writer, poet, essayist, and literary critic known for his wit, humor, and deep love of books. He was a prolific author who wrote novels, essays, poetry, and plays, and his work often celebrated the joy of reading, literature, and the quirky aspects of everyday life.
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Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957) was an American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet. He also produced stage productions for a few years and gave college lectures. Morley began writing while still in college. He edited The Haverfordian and contributed articles to that college publication. He provided scripts for and acted in the college's drama program. In Oxford a volume of his poems, The Eighth Sin (1912), was published. After graduating from Oxford, Morley began his literary career at Doubleday, working as publicist and publisher's reader. In 1917 he got his start as an editor for Ladies' Home Journal (1917-1918), then as a newspaper reporter and newspaper columnist in Philadelphia for the Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger. Morley's first novel, Parnassus on Wheels, appeared in 1917. The protagonist, traveling bookseller Roger Mifflin, appeared again in his second novel, The Haunted Bookshop in 1919. In 1920 Morley returned to New York City to write a column (The Bowling Green) for the New York Evening Post. Author of more than 100 novels, books of essays and volumes of poetry, Morley is probably best known for his 1939 novel Kitty Foyle, which was made into an Academy Award-winning movie. Another well-known work is Thunder on the Left (1925).