Old Filth

4.2 avg 40 votes

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.

4.2 ★★★★☆ average of 2 sources · 40 votes
Open Library 4.0 1
Apple Books 4.5 40

Reader Profile

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4.2/5 · 40 readers · 272 pages · ≈ 5 h 02 m · Moderate

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.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mOld Filth~5 h 02 m

How many pages is Old Filth?

272 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Old Filth272

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.

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