Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 369 Morley, Christopher 1890 1957 Morley, Christopher Darlington Parnassus on Wheels Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parnassus_on_Wheels Etext produced by Andrew Sly HTML file produced by David Widger "Parnassus on Wheels" by Christopher Morley is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces Helen McGill, who embarks on an unexpected adventure after deciding to take control of her life and do something different from her routine existence on the family farm. Tired of her brother Andrew's literary ambitions interfering with their once peaceful life, Helen buys a traveling bookstore from the quirky and passionate Roger Mifflin, setting the stage for a journey filled with humor, self-discovery, and the joys of literature. At the start of the tale, we meet Helen as she reflects on her life with her brother Andrew, a successful author who has begun to let literary pursuits dictate their life on the farm. After Andrew’s publishing success disrupts their simple farming lifestyle, Helen is determined to reclaim her identity and experience the joys outside of domesticity. When the eccentric Mr. Mifflin arrives, offering to sell his traveling bookstore, Helen finds the impetus she needs to change her life. Overcoming her reservations, she impulsively buys the mobile bookshop to embark on a journey, leading to a hilarious and revealing encounter with her brother as well as the broader world beyond the farm. The opening sets a lighthearted yet profound tone that blends themes of personal freedom and the transformative power of literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Booksellers and bookselling -- Fiction Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction PS Text Bibliomania Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 252642 2025-08-03T03:53:52.870567 text/html 252921 2019-05-16T14:09:30 text/html 167039 2025-08-03T03:53:59.689549 application/epub+zip 171039 2025-08-03T03:53:55.863585 application/epub+zip 162953 2025-08-03T03:53:54.668567 application/epub+zip 333447 2025-08-03T03:54:02.398511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314688 2025-08-03T03:53:58.749555 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286578 2022-09-03T06:49:55.230815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215662 2025-08-03T03:53:52.332580 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215361 2012-08-29T08:40:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19470 2025-08-03T03:54:02.528552 application/rdf+xml 15392 2025-08-03T03:53:55.168556 image/jpeg 3815 2025-08-03T03:53:54.916542 image/jpeg 89204 2019-05-16T14:10:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 85171 2012-08-29T08:40:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 164594 2025-08-03T03:53:52.891565 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia