description The Flying Inn Overview
The Flying Inn is a 1914 novel by the English writer Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Its plot follows Patrick Dalroy, an Irish soldier, and Humphrey Pump, a former innkeeper, as they travel through a future England where restrictive alcohol laws have disrupted public houses. Carrying an inn sign and a barrel of rum, the pair exploit a legal loophole while the novel satirises temperance politics, social authority, and public life.
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How good is The Flying Inn?
The Flying Inn scores 6.52/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Picaresque Novel category.
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