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The Gentleman

A Novel

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The Gentleman

By: Forrest Leo
Narrated by: Samuel Roukin, John Keating
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A funny, fantastically entertaining debut novel, in the spirit of Wodehouse and Monty Python, about a famous poet who inadvertently sells his wife to the devil - then recruits a band of adventurers to rescue her.

When Lionel Savage, a popular poet in Victorian London, learns from his butler that they're broke, he marries the beautiful Vivien Lancaster for her money, only to find that his muse has abandoned him. Distraught and contemplating suicide, Savage accidentally conjures the devil - the polite "Gentleman" of the title - who appears at one of the society parties Savage abhors. The two hit it off: The devil talks about his home, where he employs Dante as a gardener; Savage lends him a volume of Tennyson.

But when the party's over and Vivien has disappeared, the poet concludes in horror that he must have inadvertently sold his wife to the dark lord. Newly in love with Vivian, Savage plans a rescue mission to hell that includes Simmons, the butler; Tompkins, the bookseller; Ashley Lancaster, swashbuckling Buddhist; Will Kensington, inventor of a flying machine; and Savage's spirited kid sister, Lizzie, freshly booted from boarding school for a "dalliance".

Throughout, his cousin's quibbling footnotes to the text push the story into comedy nirvana. Lionel and his friends encounter trapdoors, duels, anarchist-fearing bobbies, the social pressure of not knowing enough about art history, and the poisonous wit of his poetical archenemy.

Fresh, action-packed, and very, very funny, The Gentleman is a giddy farce that recalls the masterful confections of P. G. Wodehouse and Herge's beautifully detailed Tintin adventures.

©2016 Forrest Leo (P)2016 Recorded Books
Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Satire Comedy Fiction Adventure Funny Witty
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What a delight!

Don't pass by this exceptional book! The writing is superb and the narration the best I've listened to. I laughed out loud countless times and am now on a quest to listen to every book narrated by Sameul Roukin and John Keating. This is a literary treasure. Put it in your library!

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We might entertain the devil, unawares

This is a frivolous love story where the plot almost gets in the way of the non-sequitur dialogue. The telling of the story is absolutely delightful, albeit a little trite occasionally. There is much nonsensical repartee, a’la Monte Python.

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Well done Old Boy!

Seems sluggish out of the gate then Lancaster cracks the whip and you're off "by Christ!".

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Brilliant!

I haven't laughed so hard or often since Christopher Moore's "The Serpent of Venice." The story was well-paced, scathingly witty, and absolutely charming. The narrators both struck exactly the right tone. I look forward to listening to it again!

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Light-hearted, relaxing read

Very enjoyable and funny, if a bit meandering at times. Every character leaps off the page.

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