Mr. Finchley Takes the Road is a 1940 comedy novel by the British writer Victor Canning.[1][2] It was the final part of a trilogy featuring the mild-mannered Edgar Finchley who had been introduced in the 1934 novel Mr. Finchley Discovers His England.[3] First publication was by Hodder and Stoughton with an American edition by Carrick and Evans. It was included in the 1973 Uniform Edition by Heinemann, and has been reissued by Farrago Books in 2019. In 1990 it was adapted for radio by the BBC starring Richard Griffiths.
 First edition | |
| Author | Victor Canning |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton |
Publication date | 1940 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | 9781788421638 |
| Preceded by | Mr. Finchley Goes to Paris |
Synopsis
editThe newly married Mr. Finchley takes a fancy to a horse-drawn caravan and buys it. He travels around Kent while house hunting and enjoys a fresh series of adventures.
References
edit- ^ Victor Canning biography
- ^ Reilly p.254
- ^ Ehland and Wächter p.102
Bibliography
edit- Ehland, Christoph and Wächter, Cornelia. Middlebrow and Gender, 1890-1945. BRILL, 2016.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
External links
edit- Full bibliography by John Higgins
- The Victor Canning Pages
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