E. F. Benson s beloved Mapp and Lucia novels are sparkling, classic comedies of manners set against the petty snobberies and competitive maneuverings of English village society in the 1920s and 1930s.
The third and fourth novels in the series, "Lucia in London" (1927) and "Mapp and Lucia" (1931)[...]

Miss Elizabeth Mapp reigns supreme over the village of Tilling... until the advent of Mrs Emmeline Lucas, or 'Lucia' to her friends. No one could compete, surely, with Lucia's formidable armoury: her duchesses, her Italian, her financial speculations, her celebrated recipe for Lobster a la Riseholme[...]

Across the world, children are the most vulnerable population. The threats to them may vary, but wherever one looks, children are endangered and exploited. Susan Mapp examines threats to child well-being globally, investigating violations of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in countries bot[...]

E. F. Benson s beloved Mapp and Lucia novels are sparkling, classic comedies of manners set against the petty snobberies and competitive maneuverings of English village society in the 1920s and 1930s.
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The Worshipful Lucia" (1935; published in the UK as "Lucia s Progress)" and "Trouble for Lu[...]

(Playbill Broadway Yearbook). Taking the format of a school yearbook, the tenth edition of The Playbill Broadway Yearbook is packed with photos (more than 4,000, many in color) and memorabilia from the entire 2013-2014 Broadway season. This edition documents the more than 70 Broadway shows of that s[...]

The doctor who receives a visit from a chick who needs help with deeply embedded... love beads; the wedding dress maker hit on by the horny bride; the hot woman dentist who puts you to sleep and then into hot sexual bondage... hey, you never know, it could happen to you[...]

Contains: Mapp and Lucia; Lucia's Progress; Trouble for Lucia These three wonderful comic novels drolly record the battle between Lucia and Elisabeth Mapp for social and cultural supremacy in the village of Tilling (based on Rye). Their constant skirmishes ensure that every game of bridge, tea or di[...]

* A revision planner that breaks all the essential topics down into a manageable 7-day programme * Concise explanations ensure each topic can easily be covered in no more than 30 minutes * Summary boxes provide a final recap * Quick test questions to check recall of key concepts * GCSE-style questio[...]

The arrival of the snobbish Mrs Emmeline Lucas (know as Lucia to her friends) to the small seaside town of Tilling causes waves as she threatens the queen bee of Tilling's social circle, Miss Elizabeth Mapp. Against a backdrop of genteel tea parties and bridge evenings a series of hilarious conflic[...]