Mr. Finchley Discovers His England

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Mr. Finchley Discovers His England is a 1934 comedy novel by the British writer Victor Canning.^[1][2][3] It was published by Hodder and Stoughton, and a US edition published by Reynal and Hitchcock appeared in 1935 under the title Mr. Finchley's Holiday, and there were post-war editions from Pan Books, Heinemann and, recently (2019), from Farrago Books. It was the first of a trilogy starring the mild-mannered Edgar Finchley. The novel was a bestseller and allowed Canning to leave his job and devote himself full time to writing, later becoming known in particular for his thrillers.^[4]

Mister Finchley a middle-aged solicitor's clerk is told to take a holiday, for the first time in his working life. He plans to go to the seaside but enjoys a series of comic adventures on the way, and learns to love his native England.

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• Full bibliography
• The Victor Canning Pages