Tento britský autor je majstrom poviedok, ktorého diela sú známe svojím vtipom a občasnou mrazivosťou. S pomocou jemne vykreslených postáv a precíznych naratívnych štruktúr majstrovsky satirizoval edwardiánsku spoločnosť a kultúru. Jeho poviedky, často publikované najprv v novinách, sa vyznačujú jedinečným štýlom a prenikavým pohľadom na ľudskú podstatu. Autorov vplyv je badateľný v dielach mnohých neskorších spisovateľov, čo potvrdzuje jeho trvalý literárny odkaz.
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Francesca Bassington is a somewhat cold and self-contained society woman who values her home and possessions above all else. She lives in a house that was left to a young, underage heiress, Emmeline Chetrof, and Francesca is free to continue living there until Emmeline gets married. Well contented to continue living there forever, Francesca is trying to find a way to stay in the house, maneuvering with her son Comus, a self-centered young man whose irresponsibility may have been excusable and endearing when he was young but whose flippancy and fecklessness has now become a sore point between him and his mother