[nice solid copy, minor shelfwear, a little browning to page edges, contemporary gift inscription in pencil at top of ffep; jacket shows a bit of edgewear, a couple of tiny tears, spine lightly browned, a few small spots on spine and rear panel]. Follow-up to the author's earlier novel "Maid in Waiting," featuring many of the same characters. "As always, Mr. Galsworthy skillfully depicts a social background and its influence upon the destinies of individual men and women. In this novel he is especially concerned with describing, with both affection and satire, the impact of the world's present welter upon the surviving English aristocracy."

British Aristocracy English Literature England Satire