This second volume of highly entertaining tales follows upon the success of Jack Adrian's previous collection of stories by E.F.Benson, Desirable Residences.These tales abound with Benson's formidable heroines: the redoubtable Mrs Ames in the title story, 'Fine feathers'; Amy Bondham in a sequence of tales; Dodo, Benson's earliest heroine still manages to see off an upstart social climber at her sixtieth birthday party; and the priceless Miss Mapp suffers a ghastly retribution in 'The Male Impersonator' originally published in a limited edition in 1929.
With stories from 1894 to 1931 covering all periods of Benson's long career is much to amuse and enjoy. From frothy comedies and tales of calamitous social gaffes, to the chilling 'Spook' stories which conclude the volume, fans of Benson will be delighted by Jack Adrian's selection.  

źródło opisu: Oxford University Press, 1995