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by Benson Edward Frederic

Author: Benson Edward Frederic

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This is a nice and funny book describing the life of Miss Mapp who governs a small English village called Tilling. There are not many inhabitants there and the lady who is very intelligent has the power to manipulate them, make them do some expected things. Every character in this village is very bright and easy-to-remember. Among them it is worth to mention the greatest rival of Miss Mapp's Diva and the local artist Irene who does not really like the main character often embarrassing her. We also meet Vicar who is bright for his way of talking as in his speech he mixes Shakespearian English and Burnsian dialect. The novel starts with the description of a bridge party that takes place at Poppit's house. Such parties are often organized in t... Read more

ISBN: B0082VJ9QK

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...used chiefly for thebestowal of hats and cloaks and umbrellas) would then enable her tocatch one of them red-mouthed, or at any rate to overhear fragments ofconversation which would supply equally direct evidence. She had got no further than the garden-door into her house when Withers, her parlourmaid, came out. Miss Mapp thereupon began to smile and hum atune. Then the smile widened and the tune stopped. "Yes, Withers?" she said. "Were you looking for me?""Yes, Miss, " said Withers. "Miss Poppit has just rung you up----"Miss Mapp looked much surprised. "And to think that the telephone should have rung without my hearingit, " she said. "I must be growing deaf, Withers, in my old age. Whatdoes Miss Poppit want?""She hopes you will be able to go to tea this afternoon and play bridge. She expects that a few friends may look in at a quarter to four. "A flood of lurid light poured into Miss Mapp's mind. To expect that afew friends may look in was the orthodox way of announcing a...