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Miss Mapp

Edward Frederic Benson

Miss Mapp

Paper book: €33.99

Digital: €12.99

Original publication
1922
Bilingual edition
12 June 2026
Pages
647
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Humor
Moods
Have a laugh
Translated from
English

Book summary

In the little town of Tilling, nothing escapes Miss Mapp. From her window she watches the street, notes her neighbours' comings and goings, and spins a story out of every detail, often a false one. Between games of bridge, tea invitations and petty jealousies, she wages a quiet war to remain queen of the town.

E. F. Benson gently mocks these tiny lives, where the smallest trifle becomes an affair of state. Miss Mapp has become a cult figure of British humour.

With its sharp dialogue and light tone, this novel is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

A lady wants to uncover her neighbours’ secret. Every morning, Miss Elizabeth Mapp sits at the window of her garden room and watches the street of her little town.

The world of the book

A small English town, around 1920. The town in the novel is based on Rye, an old town in the south of England, built on a hill above the marshes, near the sea. The First World War has just ended. In the morning, the…

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