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Lucia in London and Mapp and Lucia Kindle Edition

by E. F. Benson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 238 ratings
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Lucia is the most popular and well read character written by E. F. Benson, there are six books in total, this volume contains the third and fourth instalments of this wonderfully satirical look at the petty squabbling and brinkmanship in the social circles in a small English village. These two novels, originally published in 1927 and 1931, are being republished here together with a new introductory biography of the author.
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    April 24, 2015
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"Lucia is vital, she has enormous will-power and determination, she is life-enhancing and she is somehow magnificent. Her neighbors may grumble about the way she dominates them, but when it comes down to it they need her and cannot do without her. Neither can the reading public of America . . . " -- Cynthia Reavell, The Tilling Society

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Lucia in London is E.F. Benson's second acclaimed Lucia novel. After her husband's Auntie Amy dies and leaves her London home to Lucia and her sweet but dull husband, Peppino, the Queen of English provincial society attempts to conquer London. Using her best social climbing instincts, nerves of steel, and an absolute inability to be embarrassed, Lucia dresses up "tightum" and prepares to mingle with the beau monde. She skillfully manages to get into London's fanciest parties without being invited, and somehow coaxes the most distinguished and wealthiest guests to come to tea. A secret society of "Luciaphiles" springs up in London, among society members who never tire of watching Lucia get into, and out of, all kinds of trouble. Both a sharply observed social commentary and a masterful comic novel, Lucia in London is a thoroughly enjoyable work from one of England's most gifted satirical authors.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00WMII8QG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ White Press (April 24, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 24, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 802 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 626 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 238 ratings

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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Linda M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Clever, well-written and entertaining.
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2017
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These books are well-written, have carefully drawn out character studies, and are very funny! They are set in the 20s-30s in English countryside, and revolve around the lives and interactions of two women, both vying to be the head of the social scene in their little community.
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A Watson
5.0 out of 5 stars Character assassination at its best
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2013
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Wonderful! The author has such a sly wit that it sometimes creeps up on you and you find yourself laughing out loud. Marvellously perceptive of human nature and so well written that I found myself liking Lucia very much even though, if I knew her in real life, I would avoid her like the plague.
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Pamela Mckee
4.0 out of 5 stars For Luciaphiles at least
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2012
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This is a great introduction to the maddening Lucia. Without Mapp, but with Georgie, Daisy, and Pepino, along with a full court of other delicious characters. "Luciaphile" was coined in this book, and the thin plot lets us feel Lucia's Moonlight Sonata, complete with sighs, her brief attempt to rule over London society, and her brilliant retreat back to ruling Riseholme. If you already love Lucia, you will love this. If you don't, I'd start with Mapp and Lucia, for an even more absurd version, and come back to this one.
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William D. Lindsey
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant British Period Comedy
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2016
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My five stars are for "Mapp and Lucia," which is brilliant. Benson makes magical fireworks by putting those two formidable women together for the first time in a novel — and he handles the fireworks with aplomb, so that they never get out of hand and burn things down. The ending is simply marvelous — Lucia's discovery that Mapp has, indeed, purloined her closely guarded recipe for lobster à la Riseholme, and intends to wave it in Lucia's face despite the months they spent at sea together after being washed away on Lucia's kitchen table. Good stuff, with the promise of an equally zingy sequel.
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Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Lucia series
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2012
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This series is one of the most delightful reads ever. If you want a look inside village life in England after WW1, this is for you. The wit and quick repartee, the descriptions of daily life are enchanting and make you wish you could step back in time to experience it yourself...oh wait! you can!

I have also purchased the DVD series of the films that were made, and was delighted to 'see' the characters are just as I imagined...
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Barbara Blythe
3.0 out of 5 stars (The Original) Lucia in London
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2014
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I don't care much for Lucia's personality (which is the point of the book) so don't feel I care give an honest review. The supporting characters are very likeable and well developed.
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Celtic Myth
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended. Don't miss this or any of the books in the series.
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2016
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I read the "Mapp and Lucia" books many years ago, and was delighted to find them on Kindle. Reading them again is as much a pleasure as it was to read them the first time. The time/era is set long ago, but the personalities of the various characters are as topical and typical as they were then. Most highly-recommended, especially if you want to learn how to make the perfect "put-down" in the most polite and gracious way. Lucia turns it into an art...
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Kathleen
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2017
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Lucia at her most wonderful and irritating!
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hal_the_gal
5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of fun
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 28, 2013
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This book focuses on Lucia's antics in London after she inherits a house there. Of course her irrepressible spirit and overbearing ways mean she is soon a force to be reckoned with in the society of the metropolis - although here she can't quite be the queen bee that she so longs to be. Another good prequel to Mapp and Lucia, although it probably is more of a stand-alone book than Queen Lucia and Miss Mapp which lead more naturally on to Mapp and Lucia and explain what went before with more relevance. Still a book that is great fun and one sure to appeal to Mapp and Lucia fans.
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Georgette
5.0 out of 5 stars ... already have this in paperback form so i was delighted to find it in the kindle format
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 25, 2014
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i already have this in paperback form so i was delighted to find it in the kindle format.These novels by E.F.Benson are timeless and very funny .They are books one can go back to and read again and again.I love them
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superscribe
4.0 out of 5 stars A brige too far for Lucia?
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2015
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Lucia's husband, Pepino, who I always thought was Italian but isn't, inherits a house in London and the temptation to extend her social skills is too much for the Queen of Riseholme to ignore. Lucia excels herself at social climbing and ingratiates herself into the world of high society whether high society wants her to or not. Unfortunately, she doesn't realise that, while admiring her meteoric rise among the capital's upper crust community, the true leaders of the (usually titled) pack look upon her as a form of entertainment in her own right and indulge her behaviour for their own amusement. Inviting her new London 'friends' down to sleepy Riseholme she ignores nay, snubs, her old friends who retaliate by snubbing her back. The Queen no longer. Naturally, all's well that ends well and Lucia is forced to admit that she's better off as a large fish in a small pond than a minnow in an ocean. She and Pepino return to their cosy Riseholme and her authority is quickly restored. More nonsense from a world where there aren't any poor people and even if there were they would all be deliriously happy. A fantasy land where the fate of a mulberry tree is a major talking point.
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Copeland
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious as ever.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2016
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Just as good as ever. Highly recommend for anyone who liked Mapp and Lucia on tv, either in the 1980s or more recently.
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Malcolm Steward
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2016
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All the Lucia books are magic and the TVs series matches them
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