“Possibly someone familiar with the English colony at Florence would regard it as a roman à clef.”
MANCHESTER GUARDIAN:
“He is a portent ... a black sheep among white ones....”
TIMES:
“A continuous sparkle of crisp dialogue.”
DAILY EXPRESS:
“Mr Firbank’s endeavours to be wicked are almost pathetic.... Young men with side-whiskers and maids in Assyrian jumpers are raving about Mr Firbank’s audacities....”
ODETTE
A FAIRY TALE FOR WEARY PEOPLE
With Four Illustrations by
ALBERT BUHRER
