Old Filth
About this book
The title, first of all, is an acronym, and stands for "Failed in London, Try Hong Kong." Old Filth -- or Dear Old Filth, when the story starts -- is Sir Edward Feathers, a wealthy old Englishman. As a penniless young man, Eddie Feathers left postwar London and made a magnificent fortune -- "a great stack of money" -- as a Hong Kong barrister, retiring as a judge and returning to England to live out his days.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 40 readers · 272 pages · ≈ 5 h 02 m · Moderate
What order should I read the Old Filth series?
Read Old Filth first, then follow the publication order above — The Man in the Wooden Hat.
How long does it take to read Old Filth?
About ≈ 5 h 02 m — 272 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Old Filth?
272 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Old Filth?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Is Old Filth in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Old Filth?
Jane Gardam.
Old Filth — reading order
- → Old Filth (1999) you are here
- 1 The Man in the Wooden Hat (2009)