The Prodigal Father

A 1922 comic novel by J. Storer Clouston about Heriot Walkingshaw, a highly respectable Edinburgh solicitor who shocks the city with outrageous public behavior, including objections to his son's marriage, leaving his fellow citizens convinced he has lost his mind.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›British, Irish, and Commonwealth humor, 1900 to 1929›Comic novels and farces

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›British, Irish, and Commonwealth humor, 1900 to 1929›Comic novels and farces