| Mr. Facey Romford's Hounds (Oxford World's Classics) |  | Author: Robert Smith Surtees
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 3255032
Media: Paperback
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0192816578
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.8
EAN: 9780192816573
ASIN: 0192816578
Publication Date: July 12, 1984
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Facey with an Introduction is a trickster who takes advantage of society's greed and gullibility, and gets away with it. This brisk, entertaining novel is the sequel to Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour.
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Fox-hunting highjinks May 16, 2006
Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Robert Smith Surtees devoted his life basically to two things: fox hunting and novel writing, actually combining both into a single pursuit. He wrote a number of delightful novels centering around the fox-hunting society in and about Durham, England; this was his last book, published posthumously, and among his best. Facey Romford is a confidence trickster who passes himself off as his wealthy namesake, using the other's stationery to pull off the switch. He becomes Master of the Hounds of the Heavyside Hunt, and from that vantage point we are privy to all kinds of characters and happenings. The novel ends with Facey and his new bride going to Australia, not in disgrace, as was hoped by all who knew him, but where his fortunes only increase and all is well. Surtees's humor is broad and ruthless, and his observations on what makes this society tick are keen and perceptive. The novel presents an entertaining look at the sporting side of Victorian England.
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