At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances

I bought this secondhand for a quick, enjoyable and amusing read. It was short for one thing...a mere 120 pages or so. I had never heard of the title, but I had heard of Alexander McCall Smith, admired him from several interviews he had given in Australia, and very much enjoyed his No.1 Ladies Detecti......more

Delightful. I laughed out loud many times throughout the book. This is the continuing story of the professor; this life and times. If there ends up being another book in this series I will definitely be reading it (or listening). This is another one that I totally recommend on audiobook. The reader h......more

"Вилата на ограничените възможности" е третата част от поредицата за приключенията на професор Морис Мария фон Игелфелд. Изтъкнатият учен ще се озове в Кеймбридж, където ще опознае академичните среди и ще бъде замесен в интриги, а след това бъде поканен в Колумбия,за да му бъде връчено почетно звани......more

Superbly amusing story, the 3rd in the series, about Professor Von Igelfeld and his adventures, mainly in Colombia where, some stereotypes notwithstanding, he starts a satirical revolution by firing a single shot through the peak of the hat of a government general who immediately surrenders in the f......more

von Igelfeld'i özleyeceğim.........more