''The Duke in the Suburbs'' is a 1909 novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Unusually for Wallace, best known for his heavy thrillers, it is a comedy about a

Duke Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ran ...

who goes to live in a street in the suburbs and the impact he has on the pretentious middle-class residents. It has been described as Wodehousian in style.Edwardian Fiction: An Oxford Companion p.404

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Bibliography

* Sandra Kemp, Charlotte Mitchell & David Trotter. ''Edwardian Fiction: An Oxford Companion''. Oxford University Press, 1997.

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* 1909 British novels British comedy novels Novels by Edgar Wallace {{1900s-comedy-novel-stub