Cet auteur britannique est un maître de la nouvelle, réputé pour ses récits pleins d'esprit et souvent macabres qui ont habilement satirisé la société édouardienne. Son œuvre présente des personnages finement dessinés et des récits construits avec précision, s'établissant comme une voix significative dans la littérature. Le style unique de l'auteur et son observation perspicace de la nature humaine ont influencé de nombreux écrivains ultérieurs. Son héritage est cimenté par son esprit vif et sa narration captivante et durable.
This book is a reproduction of a historical work, presented in large print to enhance readability for individuals with impaired vision. The publishing house Megali focuses on making classic texts accessible, ensuring that important historical literature is available to a wider audience.
Francesca Bassington is a somewhat cold and self-contained society woman who values her home and possessions above all else. She lives in a house that was left to a young, underage heiress, Emmeline Chetrof, and Francesca is free to continue living there until Emmeline gets married. Well contented to continue living there forever, Francesca is trying to find a way to stay in the house, maneuvering with her son Comus, a self-centered young man whose irresponsibility may have been excusable and endearing when he was young but whose flippancy and fecklessness has now become a sore point between him and his mother