Many years ago, I ſpent an unuſual night in a Dutch youth hoſtel while on tour with a choir from my univerſity. From this experience was born a mock–mock-epic poem: The Youth Hoſtel. For the next five years, in trains, planes and hotel rooms, I worked on my maſterpiece, in pencil and an 18th-century ſtyle.
Little did I know that the project had barely begun, and it would take me countleſs hours and another two decades to complete. The fun-packed 40 pages include: * **An uneventful night in a Dutch auberge** deſcribed in 136 Heroic couplets. * **A murder myſtery**: who killed the author? * **Exegetical footnotes** for readers unfamiliar with the world of Anglican choral muſic. * **Hilarious remarks** for readers familiar with the world of Anglican choral muſic. * **Eighteenth-century typography** (In caſe you were wondering what all the ſ’s were about.) * **An appendix** alſo in verſe. * **A delightful illuſtration**. The book’s deſign is baſed on that of a [1729 edition](https://archive.org/details/dunciadwithnotes00pope) of Alexander Pope’s *Dunciad*. Lo! here is a ſample page:  And the title page:  The books are laſer-printed on archive-quality paper in the fineſt type, and ſewn and bound by hand. ## Purchaſe the book    []: # (Softback (red card): £25+P&P ) Hardback (red cloth): £35+P&P By ſpecial order only, leather-bound: about £150+P&P Or, the ultimate deluxe edition, Gents ſcarf leather-bound: about £275+P&P All copies are gilt lettered on cover and ſpine. $email{Email me} to order; I can take payment by PayPal, bank tranſfer or cheque. ## [Errata](errata.tex)