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The Gods and Mr. Perrin: A Tragi-Comedy

by Hugh Walpole

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateClassics16 chapters
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Length
16 chapters
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About this book

Vincent Perrin, a dedicated schoolmaster, faces a new term filled with hope and quiet determination amid the challenges of his worn surroundings and a cast of peculiar characters. Will this term finally be all right?

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Contents

16 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

01By Hugh Walpole · Ch.1Free
02CHAPTER I—MR. VINCENT PERRIN DRINKS HIS TEA AND GIVES MR. TRAILL SOUND ADVICE
03CHAPTER II—INTRODUCES A CONFUSING COMPANY OF PERSONS, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON MRS. COMBER
04CHAPTER III—CONCERNS ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT MAY HAPPEN BETWEEN SOUP AND DESSERT
05CHAPTER IV—BIRKLAND LOQUITUR
06CHAPTER V—A GAME OF FOOTBALL AND A DANCE IN PENDRAGON HAVE THEIR PART IN THE SCHEME OF…
07CHAPTER VI—SÆVA INDIGNATIO
08CHAPTER VII—THE BATTLE OP THE UMBRELLA; THEY OPEN FIRE
09CHAPTER VIII—THE BATTLE OP THE UMBRELLA; CAMPS ARE FORMED—ALSO SOME SKIRMISHING
10CHAPTER IX—THE BATTLE OP THE UMBRELLA; WITH THE LADIES
11CHAPTER X—THE BATTLE OF THE UMBRELLA; “WHOM THE GODS WISH TO DESTROY....”
12CHAPTER XI—MR. PERRIN SEES DOUBLE

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