MAPP AND LUCIA (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete Collection (All 8 Titles in One Edition)By E. F. Benson
Length60h 37m
About this audiobook
Mapp and Lucia is E. F. Benson's brilliant comic fusion of two of his most formidable social strategists: Miss Elizabeth Mapp of Tilling and Emmeline "Lucia" Lucas of Riseholme. Set amid the rituals, rivalries, and minute hierarchies of English provincial life, the novel turns tea parties, garden fêtes, bridge evenings, and municipal ambitions into arenas of near-epic contest. Benson's prose is urbane, precise, and deceptively light, placing the book within the tradition of English social comedy while sharpening that tradition with satirical observation and psychological finesse. E. F. Benson, son of Archbishop Edward White Benson and a member of a notably literary family, was deeply attuned to manners, class performance, and the comic self-dramatizations of cultivated society. His own experience among Edwardian and interwar social circles informed his affectionate yet unsparing portraits of vanity, snobbery, aesthetic pretension, and local politics. This novel is highly recommended to readers who admire wit disciplined by intelligence. It offers not merely entertainment, but a finely made study of power, identity, and performance in small communities.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreHumor
Length60 hrs 37 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 19, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Dangerous Liaisons (Annotated)
18Mapp and Lucia (pt. 2)
2Introduction
19Mapp and Lucia (pt. 3)
3Historical Context
20Mapp and Lucia (pt. 4)
4Synopsis (Selection)
21Mapp and Lucia (pt. 5)
5Queen Lucia (pt. 1)
22Lucia's Progress or The Worshipful Lucia (pt. 1)
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6Queen Lucia (pt. 2)
23Lucia's Progress or The Worshipful Lucia (pt. 2)
7Queen Lucia (pt. 3)
24Lucia's Progress or The Worshipful Lucia (pt. 3)
8Queen Lucia (pt. 4)
25Lucia's Progress or The Worshipful Lucia (pt. 4)
9Miss Mapp (pt. 1)
26Trouble for Lucia (pt. 1)
10Miss Mapp (pt. 2)
27Trouble for Lucia (pt. 2)
11Miss Mapp (pt. 3)
28Trouble for Lucia (pt. 3)
12Miss Mapp (pt. 4)
29Trouble for Lucia (pt. 4)
13Lucia in London (pt. 1)
30The Male Impersonator
14Lucia in London (pt. 2)
31Desirable Residences
15Lucia in London (pt. 3)
32Analysis
16Lucia in London (pt. 4)
33Reflection
17Mapp and Lucia (pt. 1)
34Memorable Quotes
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