Miss Mapp

In the genteel English town of Tilling, the imperious Miss Elizabeth Mapp rules over local society with an iron will, waging comic warfare over garden vegetables, social precedence, and the closely guarded secrets of her neighbors. Benson’s deliciously wicked comedy of manners skewers small-town snobbery and one-upmanship with sparkling wit and affection. Miss Mapp is one of the great comic creations in English fiction, and her feuds—later pitted against the equally formidable Lucia—have delighted readers for a century. Wonderfully funny and sharply observed, Miss Mapp is a perfect entry into Benson’s beloved Mapp and Lucia series and a treat for lovers of English comedy.