The title character of this novel burns a rug in a guest room after he falls asleep with a lit cigarette, and another character blackmails him with that information for a date to a ball. Bertrand gives the title character a black eye after he has a secret rendezvous with Christine Callaghan. The title character is eventually fired from Redbrick University after he gives the drunken "Merrie England" speech satirizing Profe
The title character of this novel burns a rug in a guest room after he falls asleep with a lit cigarette, and another character blackmails him with that information for a date to a ball. Bertrand gives the title character a black eye after he has a secret rendezvous with Christine Callaghan. The title character is eventually fired from Redbrick University after he gives the drunken "Merrie England" speech satirizing Professor Welch and carrying on a disastrous romance with Margaret Peel. For 10 points, name this Kingsley Amis novel about James Dixon.
The title character of this novel burns a rug in a guest room after he falls asleep with a lit cigarette, and another character blackmails him with that information for a date to a ball.
{Lucky Jim}