Following on from The Picnic at Sakkara and Revolution and Roses, A Guest and His Going is the final novel in P.H. Newby's acclaimed Anglo-Egyptian comic trilogy. Set in London during the Suez crisis of 1956, it charts the misadventures of Edgar Perry as he attempts peacefully to establish the suburban Helvetia School of English upon his return from Egypt. Intent on leaving his experiences of north Africa behind him, Edgar finds his quietened life turned upside down with the arrival of his former pupil, Muawiya. Eccentric ...
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Following on from The Picnic at Sakkara and Revolution and Roses, A Guest and His Going is the final novel in P.H. Newby's acclaimed Anglo-Egyptian comic trilogy. Set in London during the Suez crisis of 1956, it charts the misadventures of Edgar Perry as he attempts peacefully to establish the suburban Helvetia School of English upon his return from Egypt. Intent on leaving his experiences of north Africa behind him, Edgar finds his quietened life turned upside down with the arrival of his former pupil, Muawiya. Eccentric and fiercely patriotic to his native Egypt, Muawiya's harebrained antics threaten to jeopardise Anglo-Egyptian relations as he careers around London causing havoc wherever he sets foot. Quite apart from this, Edgar has other problems to face: a grumpy landlord, a bored wife and the dawning approach of middle age. Justly beloved for the humour of its storytelling, Newby's comic novel nonetheless is woven with a seriousness of purpose, much of which derives from the author's own experiences in Egypt during the war. In a developing comic tone, Newby was to explore the same political questions of his earlier work with a levity and open-mindedness absent in his starker war novels.
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Add this copy of Guest and His Going to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by Knopf.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. First American edition. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper, else near fine in a near fine (spine and edges a bit darkened) dust jacket.
Add this copy of A Guest and His Going to cart. $14.03, very good condition, Sold by John C. Newland rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cheltenham, Glos., UNITED KINGDOM, published 1959 by Book Society.
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Used-Acceptable. Ex lib hardback in dust jacket. Ex college library-stamps, remains of label etc; pages clean; binding tight; dust jacket a little worn, not price-clipped.
Add this copy of A Guest & His Going to cart. $15.88, fair condition, Sold by Victoria Bookshop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bere Alston, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1959 by Cape 1959.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. First Edition. Jonathan Cape & The Book Society, London, 1959 1st Edition. 8vo. 256pp. Hardcover. Book condition: Very Good in similar unclipped dj with minor edge wear. Binding firm ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
Add this copy of A Guest and His Going to cart. $18.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1959 by Jonathan Cape.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Very good in good dustwrapper. Hardcover rubbed at spine ends and lightly bumped corners, pages slightly browned. Dustwrapper rubbed and lightly chipped at spine ends and corners, small tears at top and bottom edges, lightly soiled and worn, piece cut out of bottom front flap. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Very Good. 1959 Cape UK 1st edition, Fine-minus/Near Fine DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has half-inch tear at heel of spine, tiny rubs at top corners, in Mylar with price intact, small-faint rub at top corner of endpaper, no markings found, sound binding & square corners, a nice copy.
