The Tenderfoot by René Goscinny
Why read the book?
Waldo Badminton, a polished English gentleman, inherits a ranch in the rough American West. He arrives with his manners, his calm and not the faintest idea how to ride, rope or fight. Lucky Luke takes the tenderfoot under his wing and tries to turn him into a man the frontier will respect.
Meanwhile a local schemer plots to cheat Waldo out of the land. Goscinny mines the clash of cultures for steady laughs, as the unflappable Englishman meets the dust and the gunfire. By the end the tenderfoot has learned more than anyone expected.
Favourite quote
Out here a gentleman still needs to know which end of the horse to mount.
What I Loved
The culture clash is the joy of it, with Waldo's English calm set against frontier chaos. His good manners never crack, however wild things become.
The parody of both the snobbish East and the rowdy West is gentle and clever. Watching the tenderfoot toughen up is genuinely satisfying.
Key Takeaway
A warm fish out of water comedy where an English gentleman earns his place in the West.
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