Poor Relations (novel)

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Poor Relations
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Author Compton Mackenzie
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreComedy
Publication date
1919
Media typePrint
Followed by April Fools  

Poor Relations is a 1919 comedy novel by the British writer Compton Mackenzie. In contrast to his grimmer Sylvia and Michael , published the same year, the story was a light-hearted comedy about the ups-and-downs of playwright. [1]

It was followed by a sequel April Fools in 1930.

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References

  1. Dooley, D. J. (1974). Compton Mackenzie. New York: Twayne Publishers. pp. 69–70. ISBN   0-8057-1361-1. OCLC   815050.

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