Reginald Perrin Omnibus

Reginald Perrin

David Nobbs

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Arrow Books Ltd
15 September 2001

Television; Fiction & Literature; Humour

Series: Reginald Perrin

A classic collection of the hilarious Reginald Perrin books- The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin, The Return of Reginald Perrin and The Better World of Reginald Perrin. Reggie, the creation of comedy genius David Nobbs, has been immortalised in two BBC TV series; the 1970s original starring Leonard Rossiter of Rising Damp fame and the 2009 remake starring Martin Clunes from Men Behaving Badly.

A classic collection of the hilarious Reginald Perrin books- The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin, The Return of Reginald Perrin and The Better World of Reginald Perrin, immortalised in two BBC TV series, now being repeated on BBC Four.

Reginald Iolanthe Perrin is surely one of the best loved comedy heroes of our time, in both literature and television. This omnibus brings together the first three Reginald Perrin novels containing a lifetime's outrageous

and hilarious adventures.

When we first meet Reggie, he is sick to death with selling exotic ice creams at Sunshine Desserts. Driven to desperation by the rat race and the unpunctuality of Britain's trains, Reggie's small eccentricities escalate to the extreme, until finally he leaves the unacceptable face of capitalism behind by driving off in a stolen motorised jelly. In his pursuit of the unconventional, he devotes himself to faking his own death, opening a shop devoted to selling completely useless goods, and setting up a commune strictly for the middle-class and middle-aged.

Join Reggie, who didn't get where he is today without some help from some memorable supporting characters, in one man's quest to avoid an everyday existence.

By: David Nobbs
Imprint: Arrow Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Combined volume
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 39mm
Weight: 607g
ISBN: 9780099436669
ISBN 10: 0099436663
Series: Reginald Perrin
Pages: 896
Publication Date: 15 September 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Nobbs was born in Kent. After university, he entered the army, then tried his hand at journalism and advertising before becoming a writer. A distinguished novelist and comedy writer best known for The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, David Nobbs was acknowledged by his peers as a comic genius. He died in August 2015.

Reviews for Reginald Perrin Omnibus: (Reginald Perrin)

A delicious entertainment, as comic and as sharp as they come Guardian The funniest character ever to emerge from the world of the commuter Daily Express David Nobbs's The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin is hilarious from start to finish and boasts an undercurrent of poignant seriousness. I would urge anyone who hasn't read it to do so. -- Nicholas Royle