by Mick Jackson (Author)
The eccentric Fifth Duke of Portland built a series of tunnels beneath his home, devised a series of dumb waiters to carry him around the vast house, and gave each of his labourers a donkey and an umbrella. This is a fictional account of his last months.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Edition: First Edition 2nd Impression
Publisher: Picador
Published: 24 Jan 1997
ISBN 10: 0330349554
ISBN 13: 9780330349550
Prizes: Shortlisted for Whitbread Book Awards: First Novel Category 1997 and Booker Prize for Fiction 1997.