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The Unbearable Bassington was the first novel written by Saki ( H.H. Munro). It also contains much of the elegant wit found in his short stories. Comus Bassington, is a charming young man about town. His perversity however thwarts all his mother's efforts to advance his prospects and lands him in hot water. Like many a "black sheep" he ends up being sent off to one of the colonies to fend for himself.

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The Contrast, written in 1787 by Royall Tyler, is an American play in the tradition of the English Restoration comedies of the seventeenth century; it takes its cue from Sheridan's The School for Scandal, a British comedy of manners that had revived that tradition a decade before. Royall uses the form to satirize Americans who follow British fashions and indulge in 'British vices'. Thus, the play is often concerned with portraying the contrast between European and American culture.The Contrast is the first comedy written by an American citizen that was professionally produced. The play is most remembered for its prologue, which evaluates home-made versus foreign goods and ideas, and for the introduction of the Yankee of stock character. The play begins with the coquettish Charlotte and Letitia talking about the forthcoming marriage and Maria’s distress due to her father’s marriage plans for her. Billy Dimple's father was Van Rough's business partner. Before the death of Dimple’s father, a marriage between Van Rough’s Daughter, Maria, and Dimple was settled. While Dimple becomes snobbish in England, Maria betakes herself to books that improve her taste: The contrast was so striking betwixt the good sense of her books, and the flimsiness of her love-letters, that she discovered that she had unthinkingly engaged her hand without her heart.In the second scene, Maria bemoans the helpless situation of [her] sex: Reputation is the life of a woman - and the only safe asylum a woman of delicacy can find, is in the arms of a man of honor. Even though Maria reveals to her father a lack of love towards Dimple, old Van Rough still wants her to marry Dimple, stressing that “money makes the mare go”. For him his daughter’s feelings are nonsense and money is the most important thing she should look out for. In a time when women usually were detained from enlightening their opinions by means of literature (biographies were acceptable, but no novels, since they were thought to produce a wrong world view), her father concludes that her sadness comes from “these vile books”. Not wanting to disappoint her father, Maria consents.Read the complete novel for further story.... 

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The Unbearable Bassington Saki 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 We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience. Paperback, Label: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Product group: Book, Published: 2018-06-27, Studio: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

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Widow Francesca Bassington is deeply concerned. Her son has finished his schooling without much benefit and is now leading an irresponsible life on the Edwardian social scene in London. His mother's comfortable home and treasured possessions are under threat. She sees the marriage of her son Comus to an ambitious heiress as the solution to the crisis. Inhoud:Taal: Engels;Bindwijze: Paperback;Verschijningsdatum: januari 2020;Aantal pagina's: 104 pagina's;Illustraties: Nee; Betrokkenen:Auteur: Saki;Uitgever: Sovereign; Vertaling:Originele Titel: The Unbearable Bassington (Large Print); EAN: Overige kenmerken:Extra groot lettertype: Nee;NUR code: 350;Thema Subject Code: WH; Engels | Paperback | 9798605728764 | 104 pagina'S.

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Brilliantly witty, frequently cruel and chilling, Saki's stories imaginatively portray encounters between the wild and the domestic. This selection of Saki's fiction combines a careful choice of his best short stories and his tragi-comic novella, The Unbearable Bassington. Offering an introduction and full notes, this is the only critical edition of Saki's work available. Paperback, Label: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Product group: Book, Published: 2018-07-05, Studio: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

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Independently published, Taschenbuch, Publiziert: 2020-01-28T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Verkaufsrang: 2541709.