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The House that Berry Built (Berry #7)

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Title:The House that Berry Built (Berry #7)
Author:
Mercer, Cecil William  Writing under the pseudonym: Yates, Dornford   
(14 of 30 for author by title)
Jonah and Co. (Berry #4)
Gale Warning
Published:   1945
Publisher:Ward, Lock & Co., Limited
Tags:fiction, humour, Berry Pleydell (Fictional character)
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A comic romp featuring the famous 'Berry' Pleydell and based on Yates' own experience of building a house for himself in the Pyrenees - sumptuous, expensive and idyllically located. The house was seized by the Germans during World War II, and this tale, written soon afterwards, gives a hilarious account of its construction and early life. Yates at the peak of his form.--Goodreads.com. [Suggest a different description.]

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Author Bio for Mercer, Cecil William

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Cecil William Mercer (1885-1960), better known by his pen-name, Dornford Yates, was a British author. Trained as a lawyer, he turned to writing in the 1920s. He is best known for a series of books featuring playboy Berry Pleydell. These books described Berry's wealthy, indolent life and his circle of friends. The books were very popular in the interwar years. Mercer also wrote a series of international thrillers centred around Richard Chandos, a suave crime solving detective. His work was influenced by the writings of Anthony Hope who was his uncle. (Chambers Biographical Dictionary)

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