Download or read book Uncle Lumpy Comes to Visit And No Time written by Laurence Klavan and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 1986 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORIES: UNCLE LUMPY COMES TO VISIT. Philip (known in the family as Uncle Lumpy) is not a happy man: His wife has divorced him; he has no job; and he needs to talk to someone--so he goes to the suburban home of his older brother, Lou. Lou is o

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