The Wicked Marquis
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A costly dispute over a cottage exposes the Marquis of Mandeleys to a world in which his title cannot settle everything. Leaving the London Law Courts with his solicitor, Mr. Wadham, he learns that the decision is final and that his unsuccessful appeals have left substantial bills. His concern for rank, his casual treatment of money and his expectation of constant deference give the opening its dry social humor.
E. Phillips Oppenheim brings this portrait of aristocratic privilege into a mystery novel. David Thain prepares to take over an old dower house, negotiating its fixtures with Sylvia Laycey and her father. Their lively discussion of bathrooms, household expenses and an improvised lunch brings a more practical view of property into the story. Readers interested in the friction between inherited status and changing social habits will find it expressed through conversations and ordinary transactions.
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- Author
- E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Pages
- 170
- Language
- English
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- British Classics
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