To Say Nothing of the Dog: Connie Willis (S.F. MASTERWORKS)

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Shaggy Dog" Story (At the end of the book, it turns out that the entire bizarre adventure is possibly part of the timestream's self-correction for another paradox that will occur hundreds of years in the future.) Characters suspect that the Allies to win WWII solely to cause a cathedral to be build in Christ Church Meadow! Just exactly how big was that incongruity in 2678? P.S. The best review you will ever read for this book is here. You are quiet welcome, Comely Decapods Mine.

The Butler Did It: Lampshaded, Verity reads a lot of mystery novels, and explains this trope in great detail. And in the end played straight, the Butler did do it, just not the "it" anyone was expecting: he runs off with his employer's daughter.

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I kept reading because I wanted to finish it, not really because I was compelled to keep reading. I was curious as to how it would all work out - of course I was never in any doubt that it would all work out somehow. This combination makes this book much lighter and funnier than the first. Sure, the future of humanity is at stake, but we’re laughing along with the cat, are exasperated at the sheer stupidity of Tossie, and just enjoy the romp through all the misunderstandings in general. To say nothing of the time riddle and what really has happened. A very clever plot, I have to admit. In retrospect, the signs were indeed there, if one had only known where to look. If you like time travel, P.G. Wodehouse, Victorian novels or any combination of the three, this would be the book for you.The book includes classic comedy set pieces, such as the Plaster of Paris trout in chapter 17, and the " Irish stew" in chapter 14 – made by mixing most of the leftovers in the party's food hamper: Jerome, Jerome (1982). "Afterward". Three Men in a Boat, Annotated and Introduced by Christopher Matthew and Benny Green. Michael Joseph. ISBN 0-907516-08-4. Multiple mystery novels, especially including The Moonstone (one of the few to exist when much of the story is set), Hercule Poirot, and Lord Peter Wimsey. Finch, Dunworthy's clever and efficient secretary. He eventually joins the other time travelers in 1888, masquerading as the butler at the estate of the Chattisbournes, who are neighbors of the Merings. He finds the role easy to play, as he excels at organization and service. The cats. The dog. The goldfish. The chaos theory. The Alice-in-Wonderland conversations. The Bishop’s bloody bird-stump! Oh yes, please! More?