A hitherto unknown pornographic manuscript of Robert Burns is found in the effects of a dead schoolmaster of impeccable reputation.Max Arbuthnot, an Edinburgh lawyer and a rich man, who at the age of sixty has a rampant appetite for the pleasures of the flesh, takes charge of it. As the manuscript is lost, found again, stolen, and variously shuttles back and forth, the infection of its bawdiness creates havoc in Edinburgh.It's ultimate fate is only decided after a series of bizarre adventures. Part farce, part satire on ...
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A hitherto unknown pornographic manuscript of Robert Burns is found in the effects of a dead schoolmaster of impeccable reputation.Max Arbuthnot, an Edinburgh lawyer and a rich man, who at the age of sixty has a rampant appetite for the pleasures of the flesh, takes charge of it. As the manuscript is lost, found again, stolen, and variously shuttles back and forth, the infection of its bawdiness creates havoc in Edinburgh.It's ultimate fate is only decided after a series of bizarre adventures. Part farce, part satire on manners and social attitudes, The Merry Muse sparkles from beginning to end.It is the work of a master, written at the height of his powers.
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Add this copy of The Merry Muse to cart. $9.00, very good condition, Sold by Ken's Book Haven rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Coopersburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by Harcourt Brace.
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Very Good/Near Fine. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾-9¾Tall; Type: Book This book a comedy involving a manuscript by Robert Burns which is found among the effects of a dead schoolmaster. The pages are clean and tight with no markings in the book.
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Add this copy of The Merry Muse to cart. $10.99, very good condition, Sold by P.N. Emery rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bridlington, EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1985 by Richard Drew.
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