The Unbearable Bassington

A satirical novel by Saki, first published in 1912, about Francesca Bassington, a fashionable widow devoted to her elegant London house and its treasures, who pins her hopes on her wayward son Comus as her means of keeping her home.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›British, Irish, and Commonwealth humor, 1900 to 1929›Satire, parody, and nonsense

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Bibliophiles›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›British, Irish, and Commonwealth humor, 1900 to 1929›Satire, parody, and nonsense