The Duke in the Suburbs, Edgar Wallace
The Duke in the Suburbs, Edgar Wallace
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The Duke in the Suburbs

Author: Edgar Wallace

Narrator: Nicky Rebelo

Unabridged: 5 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/07/2025


Synopsis

A real duke moves into a quiet middle-class neighborhood, and the residents of suburban south London are baffled. He is polite, curious, and full of surprises. His presence turns their carefully ordered world upside down.With each visit and every interaction, the Duke challenges their ideas of status, respectability, and social norms. Small dramas unfold behind garden fences. Gossip spreads quickly. Manners are tested.This is a sharp, witty social comedy about class, ambition, and the ridiculous ways people try to impress one another. Edgar Wallace offers a light-hearted yet pointed look at suburban life in early 20th-century England.Perfect for readers who enjoy British humor, social satire, and comedies of manners.

About Edgar Wallace

Edgar Wallace (1875–1932) was a prolific British crime writer, journalist, and playwright who wrote 175 novels, twenty-four plays, and countless articles in newspapers and journals. Over 160 films have been made of his novels, which is more than any other author. He is most famous today as the cocreator of King Kong, writing the early screenplay and story for the movie.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Samantha on January 19, 2024

Una splendida lettura. Il duca nel sobborgo è un piccolo gioiello di arguzia e umorismo. La vita di un piccolo sobborgo di Londra viene sconvolta dall’arrivo di un chiassoso duca che, con un immancabile sorriso sul bel viso, ne combina di tutti i colori, incorrendo nelle ire del suo vicino. Tra sparato......more

Goodreads review by Rahel on May 19, 2025

A surprising novel from Edgar Wallace, to be sure. When I open a book with his name on the cover, I am preparing myself for a riveting cat-and-mouse game between a seasoned criminal and a clever detective, with a hint of romance for flavour. This was not what I have come to expect. Sure, it did have......more

Goodreads review by Patrizia on February 16, 2023

Conoscevo Wallace come autore di polizieschi piuttosto intricati; e non posso dire di avere apprezzato in genere i suoi romanzi. Ma questo libro è tutta un'altra cosa: è pervaso di humor quanto un buon racconto di Wodehouse, e descrive con straordinaria finezza la società inglese dei primi decenni de......more

Goodreads review by Neil on March 27, 2013

An early fairly untypical comic novel novel from Edgar Wallace. Unbelievable, situations and characters don't help this still fairly enjoyable and largely comic tale of a French Duke (and cowboy) who relocates to a London suburb.......more

Goodreads review by Stefano on December 15, 2019

Niente di che, abbastanza insulso e etereo. Parè però si discosti molto dal suo stile, vedremo se leggere ancora qualcosa di suo.........more