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The Unbearable Bassington

Author
Saki
Series
The Best of H. H. Munro
Language
English
Length
154 pages
ISBN
9781787360259
Published
30 July 2019
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Edwardian society
  • satire
  • charm
  • social critique
  • personal failure
  • ambition
  • exile
  • humor
  • tragic
  • manners

Description

The novel showcases Comus Bassington, a charming yet deeply flawed protagonist entangled in Edwardian society’s superficial pursuits and savage manners. As Comus navigates through a series of personal and social failures, his story unfolds into a poignant exploration of beauty, ambition, and exile. With its incisive humor and tragic undertones, this book is an exquisite dissection of human foibles and societal hypocrisy.

Author

Saki (1870–1916), the pen name of H. H. Munro, wrote English short stories of wicked poise — Beasts and Super-Beasts, the Clovis chronicles, and The Unbearable Bassington. His humour is dry, sudden, and slightly cruel: drawing rooms where the wild thing wins. Munro died in the First World War; the stories still feel like a raised eyebrow that never quite lowers.