Project Gutenberg 1996-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 216 Yates, Dornford 1885 1960 Mercer, Cecil William The Brother of Daphne Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brother_of_Daphne "The Brother of Daphne" by Dornford Yates is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story introduces us to the main characters, particularly a man who seems to navigate a lighthearted and possibly chaotic family dynamic, especially with his sister Daphne, as they plan for a charitable bazaar featuring a Punch and Judy show. The novel seems to blend humor with adventure and familial relationships, focusing on comedic misunderstandings and the charmingly absurd situations that arise. At the start of the book, we meet the protagonist's sister, Daphne, who is determined to participate in a local event aimed at raising money for a mission, humorously referred to as the "Bananas." Despite the protagonist’s reluctance and banter, he is eventually roped into helping her with the event. The opening sets up a comedic tone as conversations about the festivity's preparation unfold, leading to the protagonist's unexpected encounter with a girl in a Punch and Judy booth. This encounter hints at an impending adventure as they plot to take the show to the bazaar, setting the stage for both playful antics and character development in this engaging narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 94.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Humorous stories England -- Fiction PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 504484 2025-07-01T07:03:26.386141 text/html 498152 2021-01-01T10:51:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 176216 2021-01-01T10:51:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 244639 2025-07-01T07:03:35.234601 application/epub+zip 251953 2025-07-01T07:03:28.685130 application/epub+zip 251952 2025-07-01T07:03:27.268136 application/epub+zip 438162 2025-07-01T07:03:39.646588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425694 2025-07-01T07:03:34.361140 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402039 2022-09-01T07:58:11.766442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443167 2025-07-01T07:03:23.865188 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 442839 2021-01-01T10:51:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 170268 2021-01-01T10:51:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18696 2025-07-01T07:03:39.771592 application/rdf+xml 11172 2025-07-01T07:03:27.806176 image/jpeg 3013 2025-07-01T07:03:27.524185 image/jpeg 237594 2025-07-01T07:03:26.424168 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