His Monkey Wife or Married to a Chimp Author:John Collier "His Monkey Wife" is the simple and unusual story of Mr. Fatigay, an English schoolmaster in the Upper Congo, and Emily, his intelligent and sensitive pupil -- a prodigiously gifted chimpanzee. Mr. Fatigay brings her to England as a present for his frivolous finacee, Amy, who finds use for her as a housemaid. When Amy goes out to tea-parties and... more » concerts, she imprisons Emily in the lumber-room. However, Emily, who has secretly fallen in love with Mr. Fatigay, resolves to educe herself and manages to escape in order to visit the British Museum, where she reads Darwin's "Origin of Species". Emily eventually flees for good and goes on to find her forte as the star dancer in a London revue. She is now a serious rival in the contest for Mr. Fatigay's affections...« less