description: If Lord Ickenham had not succumbed to the temptation to dislodge the hat of Beefy Bastable, the irascible QC, with a well-aimed Brazil nut, the latter's famous legal mind might never have been stimulated to literature. But the incident provoked Beefy to write his expose of the younger generation, a novel so shocking that it caused endless repercussions for its hapless author, sparked off a whole series of outrageous misunderstandings, and required the inventive talents of Lord Ickenham himself to resolve.
language: English
title: Cocktail Time
titlecomplete: Cocktail Time
characters: Albert Peasemarch, Egbert, Belinda Farringdon, Cyril Grooly, Coggs, Howard Saxby, Rupert Morrison, Mrs. Keating, Barmy Phipps, Marlene, Norbury-Smith, Gertrude Carlisle, Barbara Crowe, Gordon Carlisle, Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, Pongo Twistleton, Benjy, Jonathan Twistleton Pearce, Bates, Mr. Prestwick, Arthur Popworth, Nannie Bruce, Augustus Popgood, Raymond Bastable, Phoebe Wisdom, Cosmo Wisdom
genres: Fiction, British Literature, Comedy, Humor, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Audiobook
ratings_count: 2393
places: England
series: The Drones Club, Uncle Fred
publisher: Chivers Audio Books