Author: Edward Frederic Benson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
For some years after his death in 1940, E.F. Benson was a forgotten man of English letters, remembered only by a few for his supernatural fiction. But over the last decade this has all changed, as successful TV adaptations of his comic masterpieces, the "Mapp and Lucia" stories, have transformed his reputation. Here are 26 of Benson's delightful short stories, most of which have never been published in book form.
Desirable Residences and Other Stories
Author: Edward Frederic Benson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
For some years after his death in 1940, E.F. Benson was a forgotten man of English letters, remembered only by a few for his supernatural fiction. But over the last decade this has all changed, as successful TV adaptations of his comic masterpieces, the "Mapp and Lucia" stories, have transformed his reputation. Here are 26 of Benson's delightful short stories, most of which have never been published in book form.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
For some years after his death in 1940, E.F. Benson was a forgotten man of English letters, remembered only by a few for his supernatural fiction. But over the last decade this has all changed, as successful TV adaptations of his comic masterpieces, the "Mapp and Lucia" stories, have transformed his reputation. Here are 26 of Benson's delightful short stories, most of which have never been published in book form.
A Desirable Residence
Author: Madeleine Wickham
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429950293
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
From the author of the sensational bestselling Sophie Kinsella novels and the New York Times bestsellers The Wedding Girl and Sleeping Arrangements, comes a wicked comedy of adultery, angst, and modern marriage The asking price for this house includes a stunning renovation of hearts and dreams....Liz and Jonathan Chambers were stuck with two mortgages, mounting debts, and a miserable adolescent daughter. Then realtor Marcus Witherstone came into their lives—and it seemed he would solve all their problems. He knew the perfect tenants from London who would rent their old house: a glamorous PR girl, Ginny, and her almost-famous husband, Piers. But soon Liz is lost in blissful dreams of Marcus, Jonathan is left to run their business, and neither of them has time to notice that their teenage daughter is developing an unhealthy passion for the tenants, Piers and Ginny. Everyone is tangled up with everyone else, and in the most awkward possible way. As events close in, they all begin to realize that some deceptions are just a bit too close to home. A Desirable Residence is sure to continue the phenomenal success of the Sophie Kinsella/Madeleine Wickham franchise.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429950293
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
From the author of the sensational bestselling Sophie Kinsella novels and the New York Times bestsellers The Wedding Girl and Sleeping Arrangements, comes a wicked comedy of adultery, angst, and modern marriage The asking price for this house includes a stunning renovation of hearts and dreams....Liz and Jonathan Chambers were stuck with two mortgages, mounting debts, and a miserable adolescent daughter. Then realtor Marcus Witherstone came into their lives—and it seemed he would solve all their problems. He knew the perfect tenants from London who would rent their old house: a glamorous PR girl, Ginny, and her almost-famous husband, Piers. But soon Liz is lost in blissful dreams of Marcus, Jonathan is left to run their business, and neither of them has time to notice that their teenage daughter is developing an unhealthy passion for the tenants, Piers and Ginny. Everyone is tangled up with everyone else, and in the most awkward possible way. As events close in, they all begin to realize that some deceptions are just a bit too close to home. A Desirable Residence is sure to continue the phenomenal success of the Sophie Kinsella/Madeleine Wickham franchise.
Short Story Index
More to be Desired Than Gold
Author: J. Christy Wilson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780964091009
Category : Missionary stories
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780964091009
Category : Missionary stories
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Sequels
Author: Janet G. Husband
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0838909671
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 793
Book Description
A guide to series fiction lists popular series, identifies novels by character, and offers guidance on the order in which to read unnumbered series.
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0838909671
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 793
Book Description
A guide to series fiction lists popular series, identifies novels by character, and offers guidance on the order in which to read unnumbered series.
Miss Mapp
Author: E.F. Benson
Publisher: Self-Publish
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
I lingered at the window of the garden-room from which Miss Mapp so often and so ominously looked forth. To the left was the front of her house, straight ahead the steep cobbled way, with a glimpse of the High Street at the end, to the right the crooked chimney and the church.
Publisher: Self-Publish
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
I lingered at the window of the garden-room from which Miss Mapp so often and so ominously looked forth. To the left was the front of her house, straight ahead the steep cobbled way, with a glimpse of the High Street at the end, to the right the crooked chimney and the church.
Upstairs
Author: Andrew Kingsley Weatherhead
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838638644
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Examines the role played by the large house in works by Woolfe, Waugh, Murdoch and others
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838638644
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Examines the role played by the large house in works by Woolfe, Waugh, Murdoch and others
The Autobiography of a Quack
The autobiography of a quack, and other stories
The autobiography of a quack and other stories [The case of George Dedlow. Hephzibah Guinness. Thee and you. A draft on the bank of Spain
Author: Silas Weir Mitchell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description