The Water Gipsies (novel)
First edition (UK) | |
| Author | A. P. Herbert |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy/Romance |
| Publisher | Methuen (UK) Grosset & Dunlap (US) |
Publication date | 1930 |
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The Water Gipsies is a romantic comedy novel by British writer A. P. Herbert first published in 1930. It portrays the adventures of Jane Bell and her sister Lily, who live on a barge on the tidal River Thames. They enjoy several romantic entanglements during the story.
The novel is Herbert's best-known work, and reflected his lifelong love of British waterways. He lived in Hammersmith Terrace, and a thinly disguised version of The Dove pub appears as The Pigeons.