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Title details for Queen Lucia by E. F. Benson - Available

Queen Lucia

by E. F. Benson
Martin Clifton
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"Queen Lucia" (1920) is the first volume of E. F. Benson's "Mapp and Lucia" 6-novel series. It is a comedy of manners, set in provincial Riseholme (Lincolnshire). Emmeline Lucas rules local society with the help of her friend Georgie Pillson, a position she fiercely protects from her rival Daisy Quantock. But this very situation is at risk, as a scandal breaks out and a famous Prima Donna arrives in the sleepy old hamlet.

  • Creators

  • Series

    World Classics

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    November 2, 2021

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9788726472363
      • File size: 251073 KB
      • Duration: 08:43:04

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Flo Gibson's voice is that of a gentle and naughty grandmother gossiping with you over tea and crumpets. It is the perfect foil for QUEEN LUCIA. It is the sound of a handful of gravel being tossed at your window in the night, summoning you to romp on the green. And that exactly fits this marvelous satire about the inhabitants of Riseholme. Lucia's status is endangered by a fraudulent guru (the curry cook), by a psychic princess, and, most keenly, by a newcomer, the divine diva, Olga. It's all so delicious, as Olga would say. Benson draws each character with charity and malice; Gibson's narration allows the listener to choose between the two. B.H.B. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award. (c) AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine

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