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The title, first of all, is an acronym, and stands for "Failed in London, Try Hong Kong." Old Filth -- or Dear Old Filth, when the story starts -- is Sir Edward Feathers, a wealthy old Englishman. As a penniless young man, Eddie Feathers left postwar London and made a magnificent fortune -- "a great stack of money" -- as a Hong Kong barrister, retiring as a judge and returning to England to live out his days.
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14 editions · 3 languages- Other · English · 2023Little, Brown Book Group Limited · 9780349145266
- Other · English · 2014Little, Brown Book Group Limited · 272 pages · 9780349139494
- Other · English · 2013Little, Brown Book Group Limited · 9780349138992
- Other · English · 2013Little, Brown Book Group Limited · 9781405525480
- Other · English · 2010Europa Editions, Incorporated · 256 pages · 9781609450168
- Other · English · 2006Europa Editions, Incorporated · 289 pages · 9781609450175
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