A Mixed Bag of Novels Part A contains Soldiers of Misfortune and Valiant Dust, which could be considered as one long novel since Valiant Dust is a direct sequel. Soldiers of Misfortune is the story of a young man, Otho Bell me, the son of Sir Bell me and his cook, Mary. After the death of Sir Bell me Otho and his mother have to leave their home and move in with Mary's poor relations. Otho is able to attend Oxford because Joe Mummery, the heavy-weight...