The Complete Mapp & Lucia Volume Two - E.F. Benson - E. F Benson - książka

These three delightful comic novels humorously capture the ongoing rivalry between Lucia and Elisabeth Mapp as they vie for social and cultural dominance in the village of Tilling, inspired by the town of Rye. Their unending confrontations make every bridge game, tea gathering, dinner party, church service, council meeting, and art exhibition an exciting event, filling Tilling with a persistent air of suspense. Despite their shared traits of hypocrisy, snobbery, and bullying, the vast differences in their personalities often result in an uneven contest. Elisabeth is irredeemably mean-spirited, while Lucia is beset by grandiose delusions of her own importance. Elisabeth, driven by a desire for revenge, often reacts rashly, and each instance of her spitefulness provides Lucia, a masterful performer, with the chance to outmaneuver her adversary through exaggerated kindness.