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Roger Mifflin is part pixie, part sage, part noble savage, and all God’s creature. With his traveling book wagon named Parnassus, he moves through the New England countryside of 1915 on an itinerant mission of enlightenment.
Mifflin’s delight in books and authors is infectious—with his singular philosophy and bright eyes, he comes to represent the heart and soul of the book world. But a certain spirited spinster, disgruntled with her life, may have a hand in changing all that.
This roaring good adventure yarn is spiced with fiery roadside brawls, heroic escapes from death, the most groaning boards in the history of Yankee cookery, and a rare love story—not to mention a glimpse at a feminist perspective from the early 1900s.
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"Loved this book. I'm going to buy it used one of these days and add it to my growing library of favorite. This is the kind of book that feeds your soul... "
— Emily (5 out of 5 stars)
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“[A] most unforcedly charming whimsy.”
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“Nadia May brings a delightful sense of adventure to this light turn-of-the-century tale.”
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“To read Parnassus on Wheels is to be glad there are books in the world. It is graceful in style, light in substance, merry in its attitude toward life, and entertaining in every aspect of its plot and insight into character.”
— Boston Evening Transcript
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" First published in 1917, it's a tale about a woman who dares to act on a whim, resulting in the adventure of her life. A real gem! "
— Kathleen, 6/18/2011 -
" This is a quaint, charming story or to quote one reviewer: "a delightfully absurd little book." Not sure why I liked it so much, but I did. "
— Jo, 6/7/2011 -
" Sweet and charming tale of a traveling bookseller's life in New England almost one hundred years ago. Helen, the feisty female protagonist finds adventure after years of keeping house for her brother. At least a three and a half star read for me, maybe even a four. "
— Bayneeta, 6/7/2011 -
" I loved everything about this and I would like to be a travelling book salesman, riding around with my dog and my horse. "
— Shibbie, 4/3/2011 -
" Fun, whimsical and delightful. Really, really worth the read. "
— Joseph, 2/15/2011 -
" This is available electronically too for free; great fun light romp for booklovers, and surprisingly feminist. "
— Kate, 12/30/2010 -
" Liked this one a lot, as I remember. "
— Cheryl, 12/17/2010 -
" Great story. Short. Funny. Clean. I would even recommend it to my daughters. I already loaned it to my mother! ;) "
— Barb, 10/19/2010 -
" fun book, first published in 1917. "
— Anne, 9/18/2010 -
" A woman travels the countryside in a bookmobile... what's not to love? I love the narrator's voice. "
— Stella, 9/13/2010
About Christopher Morley
Christopher Darlington Morley (1890–1957), American novelist, journalist, poet, and essayist, wrote more than one hundred novels, books of essays, and volumes of poetry. He was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, and after returning to America, he was an editor for Ladies’ Home Journal and wrote for the New York Evening Post and other newspapers. He was one of the founders of the Saturday Review of Literature, and as a fan of the Sherlock Holmes stories, he helped to found the the Baker Street Irregulars, a group dedicated to the study of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes works. He was also one of the first judges for the Book-of-the-Month Club. He is probably best known for his novel Kitty Foyle, which was an instant bestseller and the basis for an Academy Award-winning movie in 1940, a radio serial, and a television series.
About Wanda McCaddon
Wanda McCaddon (d. 2023) narrated well over six hundred titles for major audiobook publishers, sometimes with the pseudonym Nadia May or Donada Peters. She earned the prestigious Audio Award for best narration and numerous Earphones Awards. She was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine.