Mr. Finchley Discovers His England

Mr. Finchley Discovers His England
First edition
AuthorVictor Canning
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy
PublisherHodder and Stoughton
Publication date
1934
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages352
ISBN9781788421614
Followed byMr. Finchley Goes to Paris 

Mr. Finchley Discovers His England is a 1934 comedy novel by the British writer Victor Canning.[1][2][3] It was published by Hodder and Stoughton, and a US edition published by Reynal and Hitchcock appeared in 1935 under the title Mr. Finchley's Holiday. Subsequently there were post-war editions from Pan Books, Heinemann and, most recently (2019), from Farrago Books. It was the first of a trilogy starring the mild-mannered Edgar Finchley. The novel was a bestseller and allowed Canning to leave his job and devote himself full time to writing, later becoming known in particular for his thrillers.[4]

Synopsis

Mister Finchley a middle-aged solicitor's clerk is told to take a holiday, for the first time in his working life. He plans to go to the seaside but enjoys a series of comic adventures on the way, and learns to love his native England.

References

  1. ^ Higgins, John
  2. ^ Ehland and Wächter p.106
  3. ^ Burton p.81
  4. ^ Higgins, John. Victor Canning biography

Bibliography

  • Burton, Alan. Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
  • Ehland, Christoph and Wächter, Cornelia. Middlebrow and Gender, 1890-1945. BRILL, 2016.


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