The rich spirit of an English junk dealer and his family is challenged by the arrival of the tax collector in this humorous and heartwarming classic. Beneath the sunny, cloudless skies of Kent, the Larkin household--Pop, Ma, and their six children--enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Pop works as a junk dealer and keeps the farm to feed his brood, while Ma cooks the meals and minds the children. While the family may not...
10 Tales of the Brigadier. Dry as an Outback outfield, sly as a Barbadian googly, sharp as a full toss on the funny bone, that's the cricket humour of Peter Tinniswood.