Sometimes I chase up references and with the magic of Google and Amazon read reviews of books I’ve never heard by authors who’s names have long disappeared. If they’re not too expensive, I buy them. Not every move outside my comfort zone is successful but on this occasion I was richly rewarded. To say the least this isn’t a 21st century book. It’s much, much better.
Augustus Carp is a self-righteous prig, bigot, sexist warrior, sanctimonious church goer, intellectual coward, social climber, utterly treacherous, proudly obese and so self-absorbed he can’t understand anything which conflicts with his world-view.
Bashford’s book is a deathless satire filled with dead pan humour. It’s so well written that Carp is plausible!
I can’t recommend this book enough.
Take courage and buy it https://www.amazon.co.uk/Augustus-Himself-Henry-Howarth-Bashford/dp/0486812871/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1552563940&sr=1-1&keywords=augustus+carp+by+himself
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