The Unbearable Bassington
The Unbearable Bassington
Saki
Original edition · FreeLiteratureClassics Original: English39 pages
Saki’s satirical novel follows Comus Bassington, a charming but reckless young man whose behaviour strains his relationship with his mother and fashionable London society. His wit and disregard for consequences gradually lead to a bitter reversal of fortune.
Book & edition details
- Original language
- English
- Original publication
- 1912
- Edition
- The Unbearable Bassington (1913 John Lane edition transcription) · 1996
- Publisher
- Project Gutenberg
- Length
- 47,686 words · about 217 min
- Reader typography
- standard
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