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The Haunted Bookshop Hardcover – July 25, 2007

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  1. Book 2 of 2
    Parnassus Series
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    July 25, 2007
  6. Dimensions
    6 x 0.81 x 9 inches
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    0548023514
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kessinger Publishing (July 25, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 296 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0548023514
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0548023518
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1000L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.33 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.81 x 9 inches
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    Christopher Morley (1890–1957) was an American novelist, essayist, journalist, and poet. He began his literary career at Oxford University as an editor of The Haverfordian and published his first novel, Parnassus on Wheels, in 1917. Its sequel, The Haunted Bookshop (1919), is one of the most beloved mystery novels ever written. Morley also edited the Saturday Review and cofounded the Baker Street Irregulars, a literary society dedicated to the study of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories.

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The Haunted Bookshop is owned and operated by a rather unusual gentleman.
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The Haunted Bookshop is owned and operated by a rather unusual gentleman.
The Haunted Bookshop is owned and operated by a rather unusual gentleman. His wife and dog are normal--and put up with him. This is a second hand book store and the owner does not care if he sells anything! He just wants everyone to read really good books. Since this book was written in 1919 there are words I never heard of before--much less pronounce. There is one book (one of his favorites) that keeps disappearing and then reappearing!!One of his friends asked that he take in his daughter as an apprentice. He was honored--as he had someone who he could teach about books!! Aubrey, a traveling advertising person, tries to sell the owner on the merits of advertising--it did not work!! The pretty young girl, Titania, started work the next day---and Aubrey had stopped back in. Love at first site, on his part anyway. Then he started to suspect something was going on and he set himself up to investigate and to hopefully get this girls attention!!He really gets bashed up a bit--a couple of times--and what was ultimately found to be going on--will astonish you!!
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SassyPants
5.0 out of 5 stars A charming mystery and romance
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2017
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I have been reading books about books and bookstores lately and I have been a little disappointed. Disappointed until now. I read The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry and The Little Paris Bookshop. I think that the idea of books as medicine and booksellers as responsible for choosing the right book for the right customer started with Christopher Morley in 1919.

The Haunted Bookshop takes place in Brooklyn. Named Parnassus at Home, it is a second hand bookstore owned by Roger Mifflin and his wife Helen and their terrier Bock. The story opens with a visit from young Mr. Aubrey Gilbert, employee of the Grey-Matter Advertising Agency, come to sell Mr. Mifflin on the idea of paying for advertising. This idea is abhorrent to Mr. Mifflin. At the same time, he agrees to help a friend by hiring his daughter Titania to work at the store. Aubrey sees Titania and falls instantly in love. That is the romance. They mystery is the disappearance and reappearance of the book Carlyle's Oliver Cromwell. Mr. Gilbert becomes intrigued and with love clouding his judgement, he is convinced the Mifflin is up to something and that Titania is in danger. He goes to elaborate means to put the bookstore under surveillance, including renting a room in a boarding house across the street. There is some slap-stick comedy mixed in with the mystery and danger. A murder plot is uncovered, the book is recovered, and love prevails.

This is a thoroughly delightful book with bits of humor to boot. Though written in 1919, much of the social and political commentary is still relevant today. I may be wrong, but it seems like the plot and some of the character's traits in The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry borrow heavily from this book. In my opinion, The Haunted Bookshop was better written and the plot was much less transparent. This is what a book about bookstores should be!
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V. Stewart
4.0 out of 5 stars An OK Read But Not a Ghost Story
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2014
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This is a nice story and a fairly entertaining read. Strangely, the spelling and grammar are British in nature and I read several pages before I realized that the setting was actually New York, when the author mentioned Brooklyn. I thought that the story was taking place in London prior to that.

There are some tedious passages that go on for pages, about the purpose of bookselling as a way to improve the minds of the (ignorant?) masses. After this fact is established early on in the story, these long rambling pages aren't really contributing to the plot. You could skip these passages without missing anything in the story line. I wish I had!

Still, the book is a worthwhile read for free. Be aware however, that this is a mystery and not a ghost story.
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The Squirrel
3.0 out of 5 stars A pretty good post WWI spy/mystery novel
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2018
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Interesting enough to keep me reading and I would probably have given it 4 stars had the author NOT devoted a chapter or two to essentially listing some writers and titles of other works. This did nothing to develop the story and seemed almost simply boastful on Morley's part as he appears to have been saying, "Look at all the titles and authors I can list!"
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JanetL621
5.0 out of 5 stars If You Love Books
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2018
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What a fantastic find of a book! Written after WWI it is true to the times but yet, a book for all time if you're a book lover. Roger Mifflin, the owner and caretaker is an almost mythic character in his love of reading, learning and books. In his discussions of books to other characters you get an introduction to Literature and Philosophy (in capital letters). But this is not dry and pontificating or boring. The passion and love of the written word is beautifully captured. He describes a book: "Here's one that I found a lot of meat in, streaked with philosophical gristle." which perfectly describes this book as well. Another quote also is telling: "I want to give people an entirely new idea about bookshops... my conception of the bookstore as a power-house, a radiating place for truth and beauty. I insist books are not absolutely dead things: they are as lively as those fabulous dragon's teeth, and being sown up and down, may chance to spring up armed men." As for the "haunted" part of the title he says, "That's why I call this place the Haunted Bookshop. Haunted by the ghosts of the books I haven't read. Poor uneasy spirits, they walk and walk around me. There's only one way to lay the ghost of a book, and that is to read it." Yet, if you think this is ONLY about books and second-hand book selling and love of reading (which wouldn't be a bad thing) there is so much more! It also includes a cracking mystery as the characters are forced to foil a mysterious plot that may have serious national consequences. Wonderful, exciting and all the satisfaction and satiation as a full Thanksgiving meal
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Fast
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2015
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This book, written almost a hundred years ago, is a light mystery with lots of references to books from the beloved to obscure. What else would you expect in a mystery based in a second hand bookstore? There are some parts which are almost laugh out loud funny. There is light romance in the manner of books from that era. And there is a serious and confusing mystery. Its a short book, so it can be read very quickly if desired. I really enjoyed it as a break from most of the reading I have been involved with for some time. I recommend it to anyone who loves books and is sad to think of all the wonderful books they won't have time to read before they die.
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N. Moore
5.0 out of 5 stars Haunted bookshop is hauntingly good!
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2017
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I very seldom give a book five stars, but this one deserves it. Although it did put me in a dilemma - on the one hand I wanted to read it quickly to find out what was going to happen, but on the other hand I wanted to read it slowly in order to savour the beautiful language and sly humour. I made a bargain with myself - read it fast, and then read it again. Something else I very seldom do.
It took a few pages for me to get used to the writing style, which is quite unusual. But it is definitely worth the effort, as what unfolds in this story is almost like a fairy-tale, although grounded in solid Brooklyn reality. In fact, it is quite hard to characterise this book - it is written like a fable, but unfolds like a thriller, with a love story tagged on.
Do yourself a favour and read this book!
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Peter
5.0 out of 5 stars For pipe smokers
Reviewed in Canada on May 4, 2023
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Charming tale
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Circlestones Books Blog
5.0 out of 5 stars A really enjoyable read for booklovers
Reviewed in Germany on December 25, 2018
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„That’s why I call this place the Haunted Bookshop. Haunted by the ghosts of the books I haven’t read.” (Original quotation pos. 1251)

Content:
The main protagonists of Parnassus on Wheels, Roger Mifflin and Helen McGill, now are married and own a second-hand bookstore in Brooklyn. Roger Mifflin loves books and he definitely loves the art of bookselling. When Aubrey Gilbert, a young advertising agent visits the shop, he too fells under the spell of the books – and under the spell of Miss Titania Chapman, the new apprentice. Then some strange things happen – a special book Carlyle's Oliver Cromwell, is missing, back the next day and missing again – is this bookstore really haunted?

Theme and genre:
This novel, published in 1919 as a sequel to Parnassus on Wheels, again is a story about books, readers, writers and literature. Again, there is also room for romantic, love and not only love for books and a mystic crime.

Characters:
Roger and Helen are charming and likeable, as well as Titania and the sometimes a little bit clumsy Aubrey.

Plot and writing:
The setting, Brooklyn just after the end of WWI, is described in a very vivid way, which makes this book an enjoyable, interesting read. A humorous authorial narrator tells the story, and the events that happen to our protagonists are unsettling but funny too.

Conclusion:
A book that every booklover will enjoy, but also for readers who like a good story located in a bookstore.
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CJS
3.0 out of 5 stars Too much philosophising for me.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2016
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I had read a play by Lynn Brittney based on the novel and thought it would be interesting to compare the two. For me, the middle section of the book contained too much philosophising about the role of books in a person's life and the actual plot could have been elaborated on. The plot in the play was similar but different in many ways, especially at the end. Nevertheless, an enjoyable read.
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Sol
3.0 out of 5 stars Otra historia
Reviewed in Spain on August 24, 2014
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No comparte la frescura de la primera novela, Parnassus on Wheels, ni tampoco sus protagonistas, que aquí pasan a ser secundarios.
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kenton
4.0 out of 5 stars Haunted bookshop
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 25, 2019
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Brought as a gift for s friend who owns a bookshop
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