Marge Askinforit

by Barry Pain

Marge Askinforit has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

56 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1921

About the author

Born in Cambridge, Barry Eric Odell Pain was educated at Sedbergh School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He became a prominent contributor to The Granta. He was known as a writer of parody and lightly humorous stories.

Reviews

[Miss M]

Spoof of Margot Asquith's memoirs.

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the humorous turn of phrases that were constantly being used by the writer as Marge tells about her life. However, Sometimes the story became wearying, stretching the interest.
I would have given 5 stars, but the end seemed quite abrupt, the play on words somehow incomprehensible. Perhaps it had something to do with an idiom of the time which I have not come across.
The narrator was well matched to the story.

[Tricia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Having not read the original of which this is the parody, I enjoyed it less than I would have. It's cute, but it would probably have been much more funny with the original in mind. One can enjoy Spaceballs, but unless one has watched the original Star Wars, its depth of parody is lost.

[Dave Nicoll · Rating 5 out of 5]

Autobiographical Comedy

Marge Askinforit, inspired by another autobiography, decides to partake of a little 'artistic license' to tell her story.
What follows is much comedy, suitors who line up to try to win her hand, and a marriage where 58 rejected suitors club together to buy her a handbag "'of no importance'.
Barry Pain writes a great short autobiographical story, and it certainly deserves a read. Being almost 100 years old, it shows that even in the early part of the 20th century there were great writers of satire.

Some writers of today could certainly learn how comedy works in all walks of life, according to 'Marge Askinforit' by Mr Pain. Glad I took the chance on adding this to my ebook collection without knowing the author's work

[Melissa Hills · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty blah, but cute.