Mrs. Ames
Unknown
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Description
Benson, the English writer famed for Dodo, set this satirical novel in a smart small town. Hodder and Stoughton of London published it, with Musson in Toronto. It opens at breakfast, where a tongue from a glass jar proves pale, bland, and a sore let-down for its buyer.
That small wrong sends a wife to her grocer with a firm complaint, custom in hand. From such sparks the book builds its world of calls, dinners, and quiet feuds. Mrs Ames stands at the center, a queen of her set whose rule rests on taste and nerve. Benson writes with a light, dry wit, and each small slight lands like a pin. The novel shows how rank is kept and lost in a town that runs on lunch.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 518 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |