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    Major Namby
    Major Namby
    Major Namby
    Audiobook19 minutes

    Major Namby

    Written by Wilkie Collins

    Narrated by Cathy Dobson

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    About this audiobook

    A brilliant and humorous short story by Wilkie Collins, in which an elderly lady, whose Victorian sensibilities on morals and propriety are finely honed, finds herself living next door to Major Namby, the ultimate neighbour from hell.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Door Consulting
    Release dateJan 11, 2014
    ISBN9781467675734
    Major Namby
    Author

    Wilkie Collins

    William Wilkie Collins (1824–1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and more than 100 essays. His best-known works are The Woman in White and The Moonstone.

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