The Moosepath League
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The Moosepath League is a series of books by Van Reid. The books are a loosely connected series of humorous adventures set in Maine
in the late nineteenth century. The first book in the series was picked as a NY Times notable book of 1998.
The founding members of the league are:
Mr. Walton is a genial Pickwickian character. Sundry Moss is nominally his valet but functions as general assistant and "fixer". Ephram, Eagleton and Thump are a trio of unworldly but thoroughly well-intentioned gentleman bachelors that inject comic farce into the proceedings.
The characters are a homage to Charles Dickens
' Mr. Pickwick and company. In chapter four of Cordelia Underwood, Cordelia finds a copy of the Pickwick Papers in her uncle's trunk.
Author Van Reid says that the names of the characters Ephram, Eagleton and Thump were chosen to evoke the sound of a heavy object falling downstairs.
The adventures of The Moosepath League were first published in serial form in the Lincoln County Weekly, Damariscotta, Maine
.
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
in the late nineteenth century. The first book in the series was picked as a NY Times notable book of 1998.
The founding members of the league are:
- Mr. Tobias Walton - league chairman;
- Mr Sundry Moss - assistant to Mr Walton;
- Mr. Matthew Ephram;
- Mr. Christopher Eagleton;
- Mr. Joseph Thump.
Mr. Walton is a genial Pickwickian character. Sundry Moss is nominally his valet but functions as general assistant and "fixer". Ephram, Eagleton and Thump are a trio of unworldly but thoroughly well-intentioned gentleman bachelors that inject comic farce into the proceedings.
The characters are a homage to Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
' Mr. Pickwick and company. In chapter four of Cordelia Underwood, Cordelia finds a copy of the Pickwick Papers in her uncle's trunk.
Author Van Reid says that the names of the characters Ephram, Eagleton and Thump were chosen to evoke the sound of a heavy object falling downstairs.
List of Books
| series order | title | publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cordelia Underwood, or the Marvelous Beginnings of the Moosepath League | 1998 | 0670880973 |
| 2 | Mollie Peer, or the Underground Adventure of the Moosepath League | 1999 | 0670886335 |
| 3 | Daniel Plainway, or the Holiday Haunting of the Moosepath League | 2001 | 0670891711 |
| 4 | Mrs. Roberto, or the Widowy Worries of the Moosepath League | 2003 | 0670032255 |
| 5 | Fiddler's Green, or a Wedding, a Ball, and the Singular Adventures of Sundry Moss | 2004 | 0670033200 |
The adventures of The Moosepath League were first published in serial form in the Lincoln County Weekly, Damariscotta, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
.
External links
- Van Reid's Moosepath League website http://moosepath.com/
- The Moosepath League newsletters http://www.midcoast.com/~vanreid/index.htm
- Penguin Bookclub Reading Guide http://us.penguingroup.com/static/rguides/us/underwood_peer_plainway.html