Make way for Lucia
by Benson, E. F.
Published by : Harper & Row Physical details: 1119 p ISBN:0060156783.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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The Complete Lucia, Including Queen Lucia / Lucia in London / Miss Mapp / The Male Impersonator / Mapp and Lucia / The Worshipful Lucia / Trouble for Lucia
Dust jacket notes: "England between the wars was a paradise of utter calm and leisure for the very rich. But into this enclave is born Mrs. Emmeline Lucas - la Lucia to her friends - a woman determined to set her own rules and make everyone else live by them. Brahmin, busybody, tastemaker, vamp, despot - Lucia is all these things and more; but above all, she is a vital, vibrant woman whose wheelings, dealings and misadventures have enchanted three generations of readers. Written in the 1920s, these six novels and one short story, which were compiled in one volume in 1977 and have been reset for this edition, form an exquisite tapestry of life in two delightful English towns. As the grands dames of the British upper class battle it out for the throne of high society, their triumphs, defeats, attacks, surprise counterattacks and hasty retreats provide a fascinating picture of their class and their era - and a delicious entertainment for all."
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