James! How Dare You!
Book Details
| Title: | James! How Dare You! | ||||||||
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| Published: | 1940 | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Angus and Robertson | ||||||||
| Tags: | fiction, humour, satire | ||||||||
| Description: | E. V. Timms’ James! How Dare You! follows the continuing misadventures of James—a well-meaning but impetuous Englishman whose impulsive decisions create comic chaos for himself and those around him. After the events of the earlier novel James! Don’t Be a Fool, James gets into a series of socially awkward and increasingly tangled situations: romantic misunderstandings, bungled attempts at heroism, and clashes with authority figures. His earnest but naïve efforts to help others repeatedly backfire, producing a string of farcical episodes that expose both his good intentions and lack of foresight. The plot moves through a succession of set-piece embarrassments and reconciliations, with Timms using satire of social manners and institutions to drive the humour; by the end James has learned some modest self-awareness, though his essential temperament—impetuous, earnest, comic—remains intact. [Suggest a different description.] |
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| Downloads: | 85 | ||||||||
| Pages: | 164  |
Author Bio for Timms, Edward Vivian
Edward Vivian Timms (1895–1960), better known as E. V. Timms, was an Australian novelist and screenwriter. He was injured serving in the Gallipoli Campaign during World War I and was an unsuccessful soldier settler before turning to writing. He became a popular novelist, and also wrote scripts for films and radio. He served as an officer during World War II and was on duty the night of the Cowra breakout. He has been called "Australia's greatest historical novelist."
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