The Unbearable Bassington (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Saki
- First Published: 1912
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: Early 1900’s
- Setting: London, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire
- Subjects: Twentieth century, Marriage, Class consciousness, Upper classes, Wit or humor, London, Gossip
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Francesca Bassington, a heartless, scheming society matron of London who has an attractive home and a Van der Meulen painting. She wants her son Comus to marry Emmeline Chetrof, heiress to her house, and to go into politics. The news of his death in Africa and of the falsity of her painting reach her at the same time.
Comus Bassington, a young man with a casual attitude toward the world and indifference to his mother’s ambitions. Although he is attracted to Elaine de Frey, he ruins his chances by borrowing money from her and being boorish about a...
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