THE UNBEARABLE BASSINGTON
Alone among Saki's works in being almost entirely located in London, this novel focuses on the Mayfair scene of bridge afternoons, dinner parties, and concerts. At the center of a group of brilliantly depicted bores and savage wits is Comus Bassington, "the beatiful wayward laughing boy.&q...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, New York
Oxford University Press
1984
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| Series: | Twentieth-century classics
Oxford paperbacks |
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Add Tag | Summary: | Alone among Saki's works in being almost entirely located in London, this novel focuses on the Mayfair scene of bridge afternoons, dinner parties, and concerts. At the center of a group of brilliantly depicted bores and savage wits is Comus Bassington, "the beatiful wayward laughing boy." |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: London : John Lane, 1912. |
| Physical Description: | 146 pages 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 0192813714 |
76 Short Stories comprising Reginald,the Chronicles of Clovis,the Toys of Peace