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Reginald Perrin Omnibus

(Reginald Perrin)

David Nobbs author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cornerstone

Published:4th Feb '99

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A classic collection of the hilarious Reginald Perrin books: The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin, The Return of Reginald Perrin and The Better World of Reginald Perrin. Reggie, the creation of comedy genius David Nobbs, has been immortalised in two BBC TV series; the 1970s original starring Leonard Rossiter of Rising Damp fame and the 2009 remake starring Martin Clunes from Men Behaving Badly.

Reginald Iolanthe Perrin is surely one of the best loved comic creations, in both literature and television. This omnibus collects together the first three Reginald Perrin novels containing outrageous adventures.

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A classic collection of the hilarious Reginald Perrin books: The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin, The Return of Reginald Perrin and The Better World of Reginald Perrin, immortalised in two BBC TV series, now being repeated on BBC Four.

Reginald Iolanthe Perrin is surely one of the best loved comedy heroes of our time, in both literature and television. This omnibus brings together the first three Reginald Perrin novels containing a lifetime's outrageous and hilarious adventures.

When we first meet Reggie, he is sick to death with selling exotic ice creams at Sunshine Desserts. Driven to desperation by the rat race and the unpunctuality of Britain's trains, Reggie's small eccentricities escalate to the extreme, until finally he leaves the unacceptable face of capitalism behind by driving off in a stolen motorised jelly. In his pursuit of the unconventional, he devotes himself to faking his own death, opening a shop devoted to selling completely useless goods, and setting up a commune strictly for the middle-class and middle-aged.

Join Reggie, who didn't get where he is today without some help from some memorable supporting characters, in one man's quest to avoid an everyday existence.

"A delicious entertainment, as comic and as sharp as they come" Guardian "The funniest character ever to emerge from the world of the commuter" Daily Express "David Nobbs's The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is hilarious from start to finish and boasts an undercurrent of poignant seriousness. I would urge anyone who hasn't read it to do so." -- Nicholas Royle

ISBN: 9780099436669

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 39mm

Weight: 607g

896 pages

Combined volume