Desirable residences and other stories
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Desirable residences and other stories
（Oxford paperbacks）
Oxford University Press, 1992
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Description
Including newly discovered tales featuring Miss Mapp and Dodo, this volume contains 27 Benson short stories, all but two of which have never before appeared in book form. This book is intended for general; fans of E. F. Benson; those interested in fiction of this period. Lovers of short story anthologies.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 The diversions of Amy Bondham: "Entomology"
- "The Peerage Cure"
- "When Greek Meets Greek"
- "Doggies". Part 2 Crank stories: "The Case of Bertram Porter"
- "Philip's Safety Razor"
- "The Hapless Bachelors"
- "Dicky's Pain". Part 3 Society stories: :"The Bridge Fiend"
- "The Drawing-Room Bureau"
- "Music"
- "Aunts and Pianos"
- "The Guardian Angel"
- "The Queen of the Spa"
- "Desirable Residences". Part 4 Cruel stories: "The Puce Silk"
- "The Godmother"
- "A Breath of Scandal"
- "To Account Rendered". Part 5 Odd stories: "The Superannuation Department, AD 1945"
- "The Satyr's Sandals"
- "The Disappearance of Jacob Conifer". Part 6 Spook stories: "Number 12"
- "The Top Landing"
- "Sea Mist".
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