Tall Tales and Unrivaled Eccentricity – The World of Mr Mulliner

At the Angler’s Rest, a quiet country pub where locals gather over pints and pipe smoke, one man reigns supreme as a master storyteller—the inimitable Mr Mulliner. With a knowing smile and a twinkle in his eye, he unfurls tales of his astonishingly odd yet oddly astonishing relatives, leaving his audience enthralled, bewildered, and frequently in stitches.

Take, for instance, a private detective whose mere smile reduces hardened criminals to confessions, an artist so cowed by his morally impeccable cat that he dons evening wear for dinner, or a devoted reader of Proust who unwittingly finds himself enrolled in a course on How to Acquire Complete Self-Confidence and an Iron Will—with riotous consequences. From helpless romantics to improbable geniuses, the Mulliner clan is a parade of eccentricity, each more outlandish than the last.

As the stories unfold, it becomes clear that lunacy runs deep in the Mulliner bloodline, and whether it's love, ambition, or the curse of an overactive imagination, fate always finds a way to upend their best-laid plans. But through it all, Mr Mulliner spins his yarns with unwavering confidence, ensuring that every tale is as unpredictable as it is uproarious.

As Mr Mulliner himself sagely remarks:

"There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature."

And in the grand tradition of Wodehouse, that literature is best when filled with wit, whimsy, and sheer comic genius.