"A person who dislikes Ronald Firbank,"" quipped W. H. Auden, ""may, for all I know, possess some admirable quality, but I do not wish ever to see him again."" Edmund Wilson pronounced him ""one of the finest writers of his period."" Part high camp c...
Three More Novels is a series of animated tableaux filled with beautiful, eccentric women pursuing pleasure in the most wicked, perverse, irresponsible ways, written by an extraordinary Englishman who dared to be as original in his books as he was...
Ronald Firbank (1886-1926) was a British novelist known for his satirical and eccentric works. His writing style is typically ornate and characterized by a unique, humorous touch. His novels often revolve around high-society life, religious themes, a...
Her ladyship languishes on the jaguar-skin sofa, robed in pyjamas; a negro boy roams the gold city streets, searching for a shabet but dreaming of butterflies; there, encased in a chasuble, his Eminence baptises the Duquesa DunEden. These are scenes ...
Miss O'Brookomore became evasive. "I want you to repress yourself a little for a few days. Be more discreet." "Because ----" "Professor and Mrs. Cowsend have the rooms next ours..." "Buz Let them " "Also, the Arbanels are here on their honeymoon.......