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Martin, J. P.

Uncle Cleans Up

182 pp. | NYRB | June, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59017-276-6 $16.95
Reissue (1965, Coward-McCann)
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Quentin Blake. In his second newly reissued adventure, wealthy elephant Uncle must protect his Homeward community from Badfort encroachers, including Uncle's enemy Beaver Hateman. It's a tangled tale, and the humor's very British ("a funny thing...is that though he wears a well-cut morning coat he wears no shirt with it"), which may put off some readers. Blake's illustrations are up to the challenge.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

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