The Brother of Daphne: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
The Brother of Daphne: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
The Brother of Daphne is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Yates, Dornford (1885–1960).
Catalogue synopsis
Project Gutenberg supplies this automated synopsis of the opening text:
"The Brother of Daphne" by Dornford Yates is a collection of comic short stories published in 1914. This debut book introduces the beloved "Berry and Co." characters—Bertram 'Berry' Pleydell, his wife Daphne, her brother Boy, and cousins Jonah and Jill Mansel. Through fifteen tales narrated by Boy, readers follow their humorous adventures across Hampshire, Devon, the Cotswolds, and Austria. The stories feature chance encounters, witty banter, and agreeable nonsense that captured readers' imaginations and launched Yates's successful literary career.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Brother of Daphne
- Author credits: Yates, Dornford (1885–1960)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- England -- Fiction
- Humorous stories
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Humour
- Category: Novels
Read this edition
View the complete Gutenberg catalogue record. Project Gutenberg identifies this edition as public domain in the United States; that designation does not establish its copyright status in every country.
Source notes
Catalogue metadata is public domain and is supplied through Gutendex, which imports Gutenberg's machine-readable catalogue. The automated synopsis is source-supplied, not an independently verified review. Author dates above describe the credited people; no ebook release date is presented as the book's original publication date.
Sources
More in Books & Authors
Keep reading
