The Unbearable Bassington

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The Unbearable Bassington

Saki

Edition year 1978
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Osbert Lancaster
Weight 0.5 Kg
Pages 148
Dimensions 22.9 × 14.8 cm

Edition details

The Unbearable Bassington, by Saki. Introduced by Joan Aiken. 6 leaves of drawings by Osbert Lancaster. Bound in blue-green cloth with a design in dark blue by Lancaster. Pale blue-green endleaves. Blue slipcase. 22.9x14.8cm. 148pp.

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Saki's The Unbearable Bassington is a satirical novel about Comus Bassington, a charming but irresponsible young man whose behaviour repeatedly frustrates his widowed mother Francesca. As she tries to secure his future through society connections and a suitable marriage, Comus resists the expectations placed upon him. The novel combines Saki's polished wit with a sharper examination of selfishness, class, family obligation and Edwardian social life.

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