Lucia in London - Hardcover

Benson, E F

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1849025584 ISBN 13: 9781849025584

Publisher: Oxford City Press, 2011

Synopsis

E F Benson's 1927 novel "Lucia In London" is one of six in which the author chronicles the worlds of Riseholme and its social climbing leading resident, Lucia. It is a sharply observed and highly enjoyable comedy of manners; light-hearted and beautifully written.

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From the Publisher:

Lucia in London is E.F. Benson's second acclaimed Lucia novel. After her husband's Auntie Amy dies and leaves her London home to Lucia and her sweet but dull husband, Peppino, the Queen of English provincial society attempts to conquer London. Using her best social climbing instincts, nerves of steel, and an absolute inability to be embarrassed, Lucia dresses up "tightum" and prepares to mingle with the beau monde. She skillfully manages to get into London's fanciest parties without being invited, and somehow coaxes the most distinguished and wealthiest guests to come to tea. A secret society of "Luciaphiles" springs up in London, among society members who never tire of watching Lucia get into, and out of, all kinds of trouble. Both a sharply observed social commentary and a masterful comic novel, Lucia in London is a thoroughly enjoyable work from one of England's most gifted satirical authors.

About the Author:

E. F. Benson (1867-1940) was a prolific novelist, dramatist, short story writer, and biographer. He wrote biographies of Sir Francis Drake, Alcibiades, Ferdinand Magellan, Queen Victoria, and Charlotte Bronte. The son of the Archbishop of Canterbury, and a bit eccentric, he studied archaeology at Kings College, Cambridge, and served as Mayor of Rye near the end of his life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford City Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1849025584
• ISBN 13: 9781849025584
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 210