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Count bunker is a novel that humorously chronicles the quirky adventures of a German nobleman adjusting to life in English high society after becoming an attache at the German embassy in London. The story introduces the baron and his English wife as they arrive amid the pomp of metropolitan aristocracy. Despite outward joy, the baron nostalgically yearns for the unrestricted pleasures of his past, which leads him to reconnect with an old friend known for mischief. Their reunion sparks a series of comical escapades where cultural clashes, misunderstandings, and playful antics provide a witty critique of noble life and social expectations. The novel blends light hearted satire with affectionate character portrayals, exploring themes of identity, tradition, and the quest for personal freedom within rigid societal roles. Its engaging narrative voice and lively tone invite readers into a world of charm, humor, and thoughtful reflection on the contrasts between duty and desire, making it both entertaining and insightful.

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Joseph Storer Clouston was a Scottish writer and historian. Cloustons are descended from Havard Gunnason, Chief Counsellor to Haakon, Earl of Orkney, and later became landed gentry, deriving their name from their estate, Clouston. After attending Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh and Magdalen College in Oxford, he was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in London in 1895, but he never practised law. Soon after starting his writing career, he released one of his most popular novels, The Lunatic at Large. He was also a historian, the author of a comprehensive history of Orkney, the founder and second president of the Orkney Antiquarian Society, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. In the late 1930s, his film The Spy in Black became a blockbuster. His First Offence was also filmed in France under the title Drole de drama. Beastmark the Spy, a 1941 thriller, was his final novel. He died at his residence, Smoogro House, in Orphir, Orkney. After his father's cousin (William Clouston, 23rd of Clouston) died, Clouston took over as head of the family.

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