An inheritance gives Lucia and her husband Peppino a house in London, and Riseholme’s reigning snob sets out to conquer the capital, chasing duchesses, princesses and the opera singer Olga Bracely. Back home, Georgie and Daisy Quantock watch her social climbing with dismay and fascination.
The second of Benson’s Mapp and Lucia novels, a masterpiece of English social comedy. Download the free EPUB.