{"title":"Books by Christopher Morley","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780486817309","title":"Christopher Morley: Two Classic Novels in One Volume","description":"Weary of keeping house for her bachelor brother, Helen McGill impulsively purchases a mobile bookshop. Parnassus on Wheels traces her winsome adventures throughout New England as a traveling bookseller. The story's sequel, The Haunted Bookshop, unfolds in a Brooklyn store that attracts a nefarious plot as well as a budding romance. This single-volume edition of Morley's most popular novels will delight all lovers of \"books about books.\"","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56289999978869,"sku":"9780486817309","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780486817309_cb2442c6-1899-4bcb-9ed3-d26e653207e1.jpg?v=1786013791"},{"product_id":"9781406794892","title":"Thunder on the Left","description":"This is antiquarian book contains Christopher Morley’s 1925 novel, 'Thunder on the Left'. This beautifully written and masterful piece of mystery fiction was a best-seller upon its original release. With its rich language and interior monologues, it is highly reminiscent of the writings of Virginia Woolf. Morley explores maturity, individual growth, and human nature in this gripping volume that is not to be missed by fans and collectors of his work. Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957), was an American novelist, poet, and journalist best known for his true American wit. Some of his better known works were 'Parnassus on Wheels' and 'The Haunted Bookshop'. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56299125080437,"sku":"9781406794892","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781406794892_c7fde04a-acfa-4dcf-9db3-5deed7d71d11.jpg?v=1786019611"},{"product_id":"9781858587400","title":"Trio of Devotion","description":"Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck were drawn to each other the moment they met, but there were obstacles in the way. Clara was ten years younger and her domineering father, Friedrich Wieck, Robert's piano teacher, was against their relationship as it developed over the years. He saw Robert as a dissolute womaniser, and he saw his own reflected glory disappearing if Clara's career prospects as a pianist diminished. But the couple did marry, with help from the judiciary, and had a happy life together, so happy that their increasing number of children did indeed hamper Clara's performing opportunities. Then a young composer, Johannes Brahms, came into their household as a disciple of Schumann and nothing would ever be the same again. About The Author Christopher Morley is Chief Music Critic of the Birmingham Post, and contributes to several international magazines. Schumann has always been very special to him, and a visit to the asylum in which the composer died made a huge impression upon him.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308605878645,"sku":"9781858587400","price":6.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781858587400_1f8bd883-09fe-494d-af84-6f6003c985e7.jpg?v=1786029128"},{"product_id":"9789359328713","title":"Parnassus on Wheels","description":"Christopher Morley's story \"Parnassus on Wheels\" is a joy. Helen McGill, a middle-aged spinster, has spent her life caring for her brother Andrew and their lucrative traveling bookshop known as \"Parnassus.\" This book is classified as historical fiction, and it is a brilliant collection of ideas compacted into a single draft for readers of all ages to read. With an eye-catching new cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of \"Parnassus on Wheels\" is both current and legible. She, on the other hand, yearns for adventure and freedom. Helen's life takes an unexpected turn when Roger Mifflin, an interesting and strange story salesman, appears at her door with an offer to buy Parnassus. Fearing that her brother is wasting his life on the road, Helen decides to sell the bookstore and embark on her own creative trip. As she meets new people and navigates the world of bookselling, she rapidly realizes that living on the road can be both exciting and challenging. Helen and Roger form an unusual and touching friendship as they travel together, discovering not only literary delights but additionally the joys of company.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56310179463541,"sku":"9789359328713","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9789359328713_f9480be7-b7dc-41da-9e54-77f843e71975.jpg?v=1786032367"},{"product_id":"9789357275668","title":"The Haunted Bookshop","description":"Christopher Morley's 1919 book The Haunted Bookshop is currently considered to be American public domain. It continues to be a well-known example of \"bibliomystery,\" a mystery novel that is set in the world of books. This thrilling book takes place in Brooklyn near the close of World War I. The narrative of Roger Mifflin, the bookseller from Parnassus on Wheels, is continued. Additionally, it describes Miss Titania Chapman and Aubrey Gilbert, a young advertising executive, on their voyage. The Haunted Bookshop is not a supernatural book. The phrase \"the ghosts of all great literature\" alludes to the historical ghosts that stalk every library and bookshop. Several times throughout the book, Morley alludes to the knowledge and wisdom that reading can provide through the persona of Roger Mifflin. Despite Morley's constant exhortations to read, this is largely a suspense tale. The main character, Mifflin, calls himself a \"practitioner of bibliotherapy\" and believes that, like doctors, booksellers can treat mental illnesses. A \"librocubicularist,\" according to Mifflin, is someone who enjoys reading in bed. Gilbert and Mifflin discover the real plot in the book's final chapter, which goes as follows: The bookshop had been the drop-off location for the German spy who worked as a pharmacist.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311365665141,"sku":"9789357275668","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9789357275668_51ce30e5-7341-419b-bc0b-8844e5e6b218.jpg?v=1786031594"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-christopher-morley.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}