The Male Impersonator

by E.F. Benson

Miss Elizabeth Mapp has recently returned home from holiday to the coastal town of Tilling, back to her painting and bridge group. But a new resident is moving into Tilling, and Miss Mapp is pleased to get ahead of her friends on the gossip when a telephone call is misdirected to her home. . .

Genres: Short Stories, Humor, Classics

28 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1929

About the author

Edward Frederic "E. F." Benson was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, archaeologist and short story writer.

E. F. Benson was the younger brother of A.C. Benson, who wrote the words to "Land of Hope and Glory", Robert Hugh Benson, author of several novels and Roman Catholic apologetic works, and Margaret Benson, an author and amateur Egyptologist.

Benson died during 1940 of throat cancer at the University College Hospital, London. He is buried in the cemetery at Rye, East Sussex.

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Reviews

[Carol, She's so Novel ꧁꧂ · Rating 5 out of 5]

After being slightly disappointed in Miss Mapp I loved this short story - which contains some very funny lines!

"We really must make a compromise," thought Miss Mapp, meaning that everybody must come round to her way of thinking, "or our dear little cosy bridge evenings won't be possible."

I loved seeing this quite unpleasant woman's pretensions skewered - right from the first line- & look forward to carrying on with the series.

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[Mela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Curiosity was a quality she abhorred...

Yeah... Right... ;-)

Short, funny, enjoyable read.

PS I haven't read any book from The Mapp & Lucia Novels Series, so to me it was the first time with memorable Miss Mapp.

[Eamon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful.