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Adèle and Co.

Dornford Yates

1931240 pagesabout 4–6 hours
1931
first published
  • 1931Ward Lock · ENG
  • 1931Minton, Balch · ENG
  • 1945Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd. · ENG
  • 1976Ward Lock · 240 pages · ENGISBN 9780706316773
  • 1981Penguin · 254 pages · ENGISBN 9780140056600
  • 1986Beaufort Books · 244 pages · ENGISBN 9780825303081
  • 2001House of Stratus · 280 pages · ENGISBN 9781842329627

The first full-length novel featuring Yates’ finest comic creation, Bertram "Berry" Pleydell. The central character Adele is based on the author’s first wife, Bettine, a gregarious American dancer and actress. After being robbed, Berry and his friends chase a bunch of criminals round the French countryside.

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