Mufti
HERMAN CYRIL McNEILE
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Description
Herman Cyril McNeile, writing as 'Sapper,' published Mufti with Hodder and Stoughton in 1919, a novel of wartime England and the men coming home from France. The prologue opens far from glory. An officer dozes in a homemade chair while a fat quartermaster-sergeant snores nearby, and an old warrior clears a drain as field punishment, finding a dead dog in it. A sausage balloon floats above the camp, and peace, not battle, sets the keynote.
The story moves to Rumfold Hall, where Joan Devereux keeps her distance from the hero, their meetings confined to commonplace remarks in company. Between scenes he reads First Men in the Moon for excitement and Ann Veronica for its rumored immorality. McNeile mixes comedy, romance, and the awkward return to civilian life with a soldier's eye.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | HERMAN CYRIL McNEILE |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 431 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |