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Portuguese Irregular Verbs by Alexander McCall Smith
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Portuguese Irregular Verbs

By Alexander McCall Smith
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By Alexander McCall Smith
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By Alexander McCall Smith
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Illustrated by Iain McIntosh

By Alexander McCall Smith
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Illustrated by Iain McIntosh

Part of Professor Dr von Igelfeld Series

Part of Professor Dr von Igelfeld Series

Paperback $15.00

Dec 28, 2004 | 132 Pages

Ebook $9.99

Dec 18, 2007 | 128 Pages

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    About Portuguese Irregular Verbs

    Welcome to the insane and rarified world of Professor Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld of the Institute of Romance Philology. Von Igelfeld is engaged in a never-ending quest to win the respect he feels certain he is due—a quest which has the tendency to go hilariously astray.

    In Portuguese Irregular Verbs, Professor Dr von Igelfeld learns to play tennis, and forces a college chum to enter into a duel that results in a nipped nose. He also takes a field trip to Ireland where he becomes acquainted with the rich world of archaic Irishisms, and he develops an aching infatuation with a Dentist fatale. Along the way, he takes two ill-fated Italian sojourns, the first merely uncomfortable, the second definitely dangerous.

    About Portuguese Irregular Verbs

    Welcome to the insane and rarified world of Professor Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld of the Institute of Romance Philology. Von Igelfeld is engaged in a never-ending quest to win the respect he feels certain he is due—a quest which has the tendency to go hilariously astray.

    In Portuguese Irregular Verbs, Professor Dr von Igelfeld learns to play tennis, and forces a college chum to enter into a duel that results in a nipped nose. He also takes a field trip to Ireland where he becomes acquainted with the rich world of archaic Irishisms, and he develops an aching infatuation with a Dentist fatale. Along the way, he takes two ill-fated Italian sojourns, the first merely uncomfortable, the second definitely dangerous.

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    About Alexander McCall Smith

    ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world…. More about Alexander McCall Smith

    About Alexander McCall Smith

    ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels and a number of other series and stand-alone books. His works have been translated into more than forty languages and have been best sellers throughout the world…. More about Alexander McCall Smith

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $15.00
    Published by Anchor
    Dec 28, 2004 | 132 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9781400077083

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Anchor
    Dec 18, 2007 | 128 Pages | ISBN 9780307427298

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    “In the halls of academe, a setting fraught with ego-driven battles for power and prestige [Alexander McCall Smith] has rendered yet another one-of-a-kind character: the bumbling but brilliant Dr. Mortiz-Maria von Igelfeld . . . . [a] deftly rendered trilogy [with] endearingly eccentric characters.” —Chicago Sun-Times

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