{"product_id":"the-chronicles-of-clovis-large-print","title":"Le cronache di Clovis — Caratteri grandi","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn these drawing rooms, a talking cat can be more dangerous than a tiger.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaki’s The Chronicles of Clovis gathers short, sharp stories set among the drawing rooms, house parties and country gardens of Edwardian England. Here, visits and gossip become contests, and polite manners hide vanity and hypocrisy. Clovis Sangrail, a clever, bored young man, appears in several tales, finding cheerful ways to unsettle the dull and pompous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt Lady Blemley’s house party, Tobermory the cat says exactly what he has seen and heard. Mrs Packletide wants a tiger hunt to help her outshine Loona Bimberton, without much danger. Elsewhere, lonely Conradin keeps a private god in a garden shed. Across the collection, social embarrassment and darker feelings sit close to the laughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA cat without discretion\u003c\/strong\u003e – In Tobermory, human speech gives a house-party cat the power to unsettle polite company.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVanity on the hunt\u003c\/strong\u003e – Mrs Packletide’s Tiger turns a wealthy woman’s rivalry into a sharp comedy of ambition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA boy’s secret world\u003c\/strong\u003e – Sredni Vashtar brings you close to Conradin’s loneliness, strict guardian and hidden ferret.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClovis breaks the routine\u003c\/strong\u003e – The Unrest-Cure sets a mischievous young man against a life grown dull and fixed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLaughter with sharp edges\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow small social traps that expose hypocrisy, with little comfort for the pompous.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy dry wit, short stories to read in one sitting, and comedy with a sting rather than gentle humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now, and watch Saki set his first small trap.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534648738140,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/03087_en_ebook-front_c01_d014b0a7-ea29-4bdc-a1a1-98235022f09a.jpg?v=1792175004","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/le-cronache-di-clovis-caratteri-grandi","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}