Augustus Carp, Esq., by Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Good Man: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Augustus Carp, Esq., by Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Good Man is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Bashford, H. H. (Henry Howarth), Sir (1880–1961).
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"Augustus Carp, Esq., by Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Good Man" by Sir Henry Howarth Bashford is a comic novel published in 1924. This anonymous work presents the self-told story of Augustus Carp, a churchwarden and Sunday-school superintendent who considers himself morally superior to everyone around him. Glorious in his mediocrity and relentless in exposing others' faults, Carp pursues goodness and personal advancement with equal fervor. Critics have praised it as one of the twentieth century's great comic novels—a masterpiece of booming humbug and lower-middle-class bigotry transformed into something resembling fairy-tale.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Augustus Carp, Esq., by Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Good Man
- Author credits: Bashford, H. H. (Henry Howarth), Sir (1880–1961)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- English fiction -- 20th century
- Humorous stories
- Satire
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- Category: British Literature
- Category: Humour
- Category: Novels
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