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569 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571225903
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: Not specified
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Illywhacker is a dazzling comic narrative, from the lips of the 139-year-old Herbert Badgery, the 'illywhacker' or confidence trickster of the title. Overflowing with magic, jokes and inventions, peopled with aviators, car salesmen, Chinamen and i...
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569 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571225903
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Illywhacker is a dazzling comic narrative, from the lips of the 139-year-old Herbert Badgery, the 'illywhacker' or confidence trickster of the title. Overflowing with magic, jokes and inventions, peopled with aviators, car salesmen, Chinamen and i...