The Life of Riley

Authors

Walter Fretlaw

Abstract

England's palindromic town of New Bybwen is one of the greatest tourist attractions for wordsmiths, logologists, recreational linguists and lay fellows of the Order of Saint Aldhelm. Most visitors eventually wind up at the town's celebrated watering hold, the Drab & Bard, hoping to catch the eye of its prettiest serving wench, Elsie Isle. One such visitor was a Bostonian of Irish extraction known only by his surname of Riley. To be accepted by the natives one has to feature in some form of palindrome and the following anecdotes concern Riley's New Bybwenization.

Recommended Citation

Fretlaw, Walter (1996) "The Life of Riley," Word Ways: Vol. 29 : Iss. 2 , Article 12.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol29/iss2/12