''Doctor and Son'' is a 1959

comedy novel A comic novel is a novel-length work of humorous fiction. Many well-known authors have written comic novels, including P. G. Wodehouse, Henry Fielding, Mark Twain, and John Kennedy Toole. Comic novels are often defined by the author's literary ...

by the British writer Richard Gordon.Pringle p.227 It is the fifth novel in Gordon's ''Doctor'' series. Returning from his

honeymoon A honeymoon is a vacation taken by newlyweds immediately after their wedding, to celebrate their marriage. Today, honeymoons are often celebrated in destinations considered exotic or romantic. In a similar context, it may also refer to the phase ...

, Simon Sparrow looks forwards to time spent at his new home. However his peace is interrupted when his friend Doctor Grimsdyke invites himself to stay, as well as the interventions of his mentor Sir Lancelot Spratt.

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* Pringle, David. ''Imaginary People: A Who's who of Fictional Characters from the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day''. Scolar Press, 1996. 1959 British novels Novels by Richard Gordon Comedy novels Michael Joseph books {{1950s-comedy-novel-stub