Simon de Gex, a wealthy member of Parliament, learns that an illness will kill him within months and resolves to spend the time doing good in his own whimsical way. He seeks out the most God-forsaken spot in England, meddles in the lives of a circus dwarf, a lion-tamer and others, discovering more about himself than he expected.
A light, witty Edwardian novel of 1910 for readers who enjoy Locke’s mix of comedy and sentiment. Download the free EPUB.