I liked Elizabeth Mapp,choleric and impossible,in her own book. This is how Bertie's Aunt Agatha lives.Like reading a camp, bitchy version of Wodehouse in which every single character is a frightful, parochial snob.

If she's not starring in a play, she's running for some political position.

Highly recommended.

In theory, this has my name written all over it, but turned out to be kind of a slog.It’s official: I have joined the ranks of Luciaphils. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. Endlessly hilarious and engrossing, even though all the jokes are frequently repeated (however, they become exponentially funnier each time they pop up) and nothing much happens. I find the book very entertaining and amusing and I enjoy it each time that I read it. He only wrote 6 books, but when my original anthology fell apart from re-reading I bought the whole set on Kindle. If she's not hosting a lofty aristocrat, she's opening an art gallery. The book is filled with humor, competition, and all of the English niceties that go with that. He does it in a way that leaves no doubt that he's fonder of people with these flaws than those with aspirations to be Battle of the titans! Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Yes, I am being facetious, and I do in all honesty appreciate the objective merit of this, but it basically didn't have enough going for it to keep me amused.Edward Frederic "E. F." Benson was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer.Edward Frederic "E. F." Benson was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer.“There is a certain amount which I shan't mention publicly," Elizabeth said. This adaptation is wonderful!

They are hilarious English Village pieces and you will be thrilled to discover them. These are just wonderful and well-written escapes into a much daintier time. The Mapp and Lucia books be E. F. Benson were my mother's favorites and my son and I have loved them, too. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of If you haven't read the Lucia books (including the one entitled 'Miss Mapp'), you really should.

Ostensibly the most civil and genteel of society ladies, there is no plan too devious, no plot too cunning, no depths to which they would not sink, in order to win the battle for social supremacy. Emmeline Lucas (known universally to her friends as Lucia) is an arch-snob of the highest order. They are wonderful. But it is a constant distraction to wonder why no one has ever murdered Hyacinth Bucket ("It's boo-KAY!"). When we rejoin our friends in Riseholme, we learn that Lucia’s dear It’s official: I have joined the ranks of Luciaphils. Two upper crust ladies floating away on an upturned kitchen table, out to sea during a storm?

I've had this book in hard copy for many years and loved it. Emmeline Lucas (known universally to her friends as Lucia) is an arch-snob of the highest order. No admirable characters you would want to identify with, but an aloof and humorous narrator holds it all together.

You just get lost in this tiny world of pugs, flowers, Queen this and that and just queens. If you're a fan of Cranston, Barbara Pym or Nancy Mitford, the Lucia series is like finding pure gold. Every bit as witty and nuanced as my favourite classics, this is readable, relatable and a read to relish (to continue the alliteration). It helps to have visited Rye, a very nice place. Both Mapp and Lucia want to be the Queen bee, but of necessity they both have to pretend that they have perfect manners and no hard feelings toward one another. In my enthusiasm upon discovering these books I loaned them to several people. But when E F Benson brought his two battle-axes together, he created an enduring delight which for me will never fade. I read it every year, in the bathtub, and my copies are a wrinkled mess. I recall seeing several episodes of the BBC's "Mapp and Lucia" series on PBS years ago. An intriguing story already, but when you know the two ladies are arch enemies and would do anything to outsmart their rival, you have a great book that will make you chuckle from start to finish.This is my favourite of all the Lucia books. This is the story of Mrs Emmeline Lucas, aka Lucia, used to being queen of her society in the village of Riseholme. Her long-suffering husband Pepino is 'her prince-consort', the outrageously camp Georgie is her … This collection of novels by E. F. Benson is a must for anyone who enjoys reading British classic novels. Hilarity ensues…. He might be a bit of a marmite writer but when you do love him, you're a fan forever. I've read the whole series several times, and enjoy the books just as much each time. Endlessly hilarious and engrossing, even though all the jokes are frequently repeated (however, they become exponentially funnier each time they pop up) and nothing much happens.

At something like $1.99 for all six Lucia and Mapp novels and several short stories in amazon's e-edition, this collection is the bargain of a lifetime for those who want to read all of the elegantly amusing E.F. Benson books about upper crust rivalries - especially the particularly vicious rivalry between the two women who are the title characters - in two charming English villages between the wars. "How you all work me so!" Meh. I adore these books - absolutely love Georgie and his bibelots. You just get lost in this tiny world of pugs, flowers, Queen this and that and just queens. Every bit as witty and nuanced as my favourite classics, this is readable, relatable and a read to relish (to continue the alliteration).