Astonishing History of Troy Town
by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
'Astonishing History of Troy Town' Summary
The novel follows the lives of the quirky and eccentric inhabitants of the fictional seaside town of Troy Town. Among them is the pompous Mayor Thomas, who presides over the town with a mixture of bluster and ineptitude; the Reverend Septimus Harding, a well-meaning but somewhat absent-minded vicar; and the eccentric inventor Professor Agamemnon Paley, whose inventions often end in comical disasters.Book Details
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