Portuguese Irregular Verbs -- Alexander McCall Smith

Welcome to the insane and rarified world of Professor Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld of the Institute of Romance Philology. Von Igelfeld is engaged in a never-ending quest to win the respect he feels certain he is due--a quest which has the tendency to go hilariously astray. <p/> In <b>Portuguese Irregular Verbs</b>, Professor Dr von Igelfeld learns to play tennis, and forces a college chum to enter into a duel that results in a nipped nose. He also takes a field trip to Ireland where he becomes acquainted with the rich world of archaic Irishisms, and he develops an aching infatuation with a Dentist fatale. Along the way, he takes two ill-fated Italian sojourns, the first merely uncomfortable, the second definitely dangerous.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Alexander McCall Smith<br><b>Publisher:</b> Anchor Books<br><b>Published:</b> 12/28/2004<br><b>Pages:</b> 128<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.25lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.40d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781400077083<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Kirkus Reviews</i> 12/01/2004 pg. 1113<br><i>Library Journal</i> 01/15/2005 pg. 101<br><i>Library Journal</i> 01/01/2005<br><i>New York Times</i> 03/13/2005 pg. 34<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH </b>is the author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, the 44 Scotland Street series, and the Corduroy Mansions series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at