Desirable Residences and Other Stories

by E.F.Benson (Author), JackAdrian (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  1991

  $3.44

  This collection includes three newly discovered tales, the title story featuring Miss Mapp and two involving Dodo, who is supposed to have been based on Margot Asquith. Archetypal Benson characters abound in these funny pieces: absurd, gossipy dowagers, appalling female meddlers, hapless males and scheming social climbers. Originally written for magazines between 1896 and 1935 and not previously published in book form, these 26 stories confirm his reputation as one of the century's leading comic writers.

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  Paperback
  1992

  $3.44

  Including newly discovered tales featuring Miss Mapp and Dodo, this volume contains 27 Benson short stories, all but two of which have never before appeared in book form. This book is intended for general; fans of E. F. Benson; those interested in fiction of this period. Lovers of short story anthologies.