Christopher Morley: Two Classic Novels in One Volume: Parnassus on Wheels and The Haunted Bookshop

Weary of keeping house for her bachelor brother, Helen McGill impulsively purchases a mobile bookshop. Parnassus on Wheels traces her winsome adventures throughout New England as a traveling bookseller. The story’s sequel, The Haunted Bookshop, unfolds in a Brooklyn store that attracts a nefarious plot as well as a budding romance. This single-volume edition of Morley’s most popular novels will delight all lovers of books about books.
AUTHOR: Christopher Morley (1890 1957) wrote more than 100 books, including novels, essays, and poetry. A Rhodes Scholar, he began his literary career at Doubleday and was one of the first judges of the Book of the Month Club. Morley was a founder and longtime contributor to the Saturday Review of Literature, and his enthusiasm for Sherlock Holmes stories led to his role in helping found the Baker Street Irregulars.