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The Unbearable Bassington - cover

The Unbearable Bassington

Saki (H.H. Munro)

Publisher: Enrico Conti

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The Unbearable Bassington was the first novel written by Saki (H. H. Munro). It also contains much of the elegant wit found in his short stories. Comus  Bassington, is a charming young man about town. His perversity however thwarts all his mother’s efforts to advance his prospects and lands him in hot water. Like many a “black sheep” he ends up being sent off to one of the colonies to fend for himself.
Available since: 04/12/2017.

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