Mrs. Ames (Annotated)

Mrs. Ames is a sharply observed comedy of manners in which E. F. Benson anatomizes the rituals, rivalries, and self-deceptions of Edwardian provincial society. Set among drawing rooms, committees, dinner parties, and carefully measured social hierarchies, the novel follows the formidable Mrs. Ames as her authority is disturbed by beauty, youth, and romantic uncertainty. Benson's style is elegant, ...