Poet's Pub

by Linklater, Eric; Pearl, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9780143106661
• ISBN10: 014310666X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-29
• Publisher: Penguin Classics

Summary

A literary Cheers-filled with British charm and wit Comprised of an entertaining series of vignettes that occur at the Pelican Pub in Downish, England, Poet's Pub is a humor-filled collection of stories by award winner Eric Linklater-one of the original titles commissioned by Penguin Classics founder Allen Lane-and again available to American readers. When an Oxford poet named Saturday Keith assumes control of the Pelican Pub, what he desires most is the peace and freedom to craft his poems without being disturbed. This is the least of what happens, for the local watering hole soon becomes an out-and-out attraction for various eccentric characters ranging from uncouth rogues to members of academia.

Author Biography

Eric Linklater (1899–1974) is the author of Juan in America and The Wind on the Moon, which was awarded the Carnegie Medal and nominated for Best Book of 1944.

Nancy Pearl is a regular commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition, the author of Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason, and the 2004 winner of the Women's National Book Association Award. She lives in Seattle, Washington.