A Fine and Pleasant Misery
A Fine and Pleasant Misery by Patrick F. McManus is a collection of humorous essays published by Macmillan on April 15, 1981. This fifth or later edition features 224 pages of engaging stories that capture outdoor mishaps and misadventures, showcasing McManus’s unique comedic style. The book includes twenty-seven tales that explore themes related to camping, fishing, and the unpredictable nature of outdoor adventures.
Readers will find a blend of wit and nostalgia as McManus reflects on his youthful escapades, from backyard adventures to navigating the challenges of national parks. The stories, infused with humor and cautionary insights, also introduce memorable characters, including his wilderness mentor, Rancid Crabtree. This edition offers a delightful exploration of the great outdoors, filled with both true and exaggerated experiences that resonate with anyone who appreciates the quirks of nature and recreation.
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Hilarious and heartwarming stories of outdoor mishaps and misadventures from the beloved five-time New York Times bestselling humorist, Patrick F. McManus, “a writer who makes people laugh out loud, hard.” (The New York Times)
McManus’s first story collection, gathering twenty-seven witty, cautionary tales about camping, fishing, backpackers, and bears, with an introduction by Jack Samson, long-time editor-in-chief of Field & Stream.
In A Fine and Pleasant Misery, McManus reminisces about the adolescent thrill and terror of “backyard safaris” and pedaling his “two-wheeled ATV”; he ventures down harrowing rapids and through the almost equally harrowing parking lot of a national park during the busy season; and he shares teachings from his wilderness mentor, Rancid Crabtree. The great outdoors have never been rendered as hysterically as in these tales—true and exaggerated.
Including such classic stories as “A Fine and Pleasant Misery” and “Shooting the Chick-a-nout Narrows.”
“A hilarious compilation” —The Los Angeles Times
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