MANNING COLES — BRIEF CANDLES: An unworldly novel

Description: Manning ColesBRIEF CANDLESAn unworldly novelDoubleday (1954) CONDITION: a former library copy. the jacket is protected by a plastic cover; the tape holding it on has left some splotches, though. There is even a card catalog with a card still in it! Most pages are in excellent shape and well bound, so I will call it GOOD. No printing or edition stated. No ISBN or number given. Could be a first edition, but I don't know. Sally and Jeremy Latimer are pleased, if somewhat puzzled, when two gentlemen with decidedly old-world manners choose to befriend them when their car mysteriously breaks down in the small French village of St. Denissur-Aisne while on holiday one fine day in 1953.What they don't know is that the two men, James and Charles Latimer, are ancestors of theirs. The two shuffled off this mortal coil some 80 years earlier when, emboldened by strong drink and with only a pet monkey and an aged waiter as allies, the two made a valiant, foolish and quite fatal attempt to halt a German advance during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.Now, these two ectoplasmic gentlemen and their spectral pet monkey Ulysses have been summoned from their final resting place in an unmarked grave because their visiting relatives are in serious trouble.But before they can solve the younger Latimers' problems, the three benevolent spirits light brief candles of insanity for a tipsy policeman, a recalcitrant banker, a convocation of English ghost-busters, and a card-playing rogue who's wanted for murder. Commentaries on line: I loved this book! Ghosts, villains, wit and plenty to drink all perfect ingredients for a fun read!Oh and I forgot to mention the monkey!Brilliant read! Set in France, the ghosts do a series of good deeds while enjoying the company of the one's great granddaughter and the other's great nephew and their trip to Paris. The book is so well written and staged that it could be seen as if on film. It is a book I return to about every 3 to 5 years when I need the familiar and the humorous. Great Fun - oh - and there is indeed a ghost monkey to liven things up. This one was a re-read for me, but I'm ashamed to admit I've never read the other two books in the series. Now that they have been reprinted, I'm going to remedy that. This charmingly eccentric story comes complete with manners, a strong sense of right and wrong and a great deal of fun. The odd sense of dark and eccentric humor is rather reminiscent to me of Douglas Adams and is utterly delightful. It is also extremely well written. It is one of the best books I've read in a very long time. a most delightful ghost story set in 1953 France ______________________ {I'll always combine shipping costs and refund any excess shipping charges for multiple-copy book orders.} For all "buy it now" items, please use ADD TO CART if you plan to order more than one item at the same time.______________ WOW! I wrote a book!!! — Come on! Take a look!! ———Just go here:http://www.ebay.com/itm/CTHULHU'S-COUSINS-and-Other-Weirdnesses-W-Paul-Ganley-Wildside-Press-2016-/255154711891?hash=item3ace43fc32 ___________________________________________________________Want to look at my other fantasy & mystery offerings (including Brian Lumley first editions)? CLICK HERE(and if you like what you see there, why not bookmark it for future visits!)

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