An unexpectedly endearing biographical gem from the author of MISADVENTURES Misadventures was one of the most unexpected and extraordinary debuts of recent years. Appleby House sees the return of Sylvia Smith in another hugely entertaining volume full of everyday incidents and accidents, talk and scurrilous activity. The story of her housemates, of the kindly Mr and Mrs Appleby, of the various suitors who come and go, is all set down with great good humour. Not since `The Diary of a Nobody` has daily life been so wonderfully and endearingly evoked