Mrs. Fitz
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Snow threatens a day's hunting while the Arbuthnot breakfast table fills with arguments about clothes, coffee and royalty. Odo, the narrator, trades jokes with his wife and her brother Jodey until a newspaper report brings news of an attack on the King of Illyria. Mrs. Arbuthnot's concern for the monarch gives the men fresh material for teasing, setting the tone of J. C. Snaith's comic adventure among British society and continental royalty.
The comedy also turns on the uncertain social standing of a visitor associated with a continental circus. Mrs. Arbuthnot proves a gracious hostess, yet her guest's unconventional outlook and apparently valuable tiaras challenge her ideas about class and good breeding. Quick dialogue, domestic observations and the puzzle of those jewels give readers a taste of a society preoccupied with appearances. The appeal lies in watching confidence about rank meet details that refuse to fit its rules.
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Book facts
- Author
- J. C. Snaith
- Reading time
- About 7 hours
- Pages
- 231
- Language
- English
- Genre
- British Classics
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- PDF, EPUB, Read online