BritWit

Description: "Is your maid called Florence?"
"Her name is Florinda."
"What an extraordinary name to give a maid!"
"I did not give it to her; she arrived in my service already christened."
"What I mean is," said Mrs. Riversedge, "that when I get maids with unsuitable names I call them Jane; they soon get used to it."
"An excellent plan," said the aunt of Clovis coldly; "unfortunately I have got used to being called Jane myself. It happens to be my name."
(Saki - The Secret Sin of Septimus Brope)

A group for admirers of that most sublime and bubbly brand of humor - the British wit. Feel free to discuss and make recommendations; all of you joining this group probably have more knowledge on the subject than me. I grow weary of my passions before they can reach any depth.

Most recent members: chanale, jemlunchbox, vanderschloot, a.rebours, mstrust, incomplete1, ladygata, kleahey, Fanton, Grammath, jimroberts, beatles1964, plinio_designori, Wilde-ly, willoughby, Boudleaux, gnored, JonArnold, sefronius, shleep, gregtmills, katrin26, wunderkind, pasquires, pamelad, wonderlake, thorold, Rache, almigwin, DameMuriel — 55 total

Member library: 55,046 books

Most commonly shared books (weighted): Company parade by Storm Jameson (5), Thank you, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (10), The Mortdecai trilogy by Kyril Bonfiglioli (6), The loved one : an Anglo-American tragedy by Evelyn Waugh (12), A stricken field by Martha Gellhorn (4), No fond return of love by Barbara Pym (7), A summer bird-cage by Margaret Drabble (6), Stiff upper lip, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (9), Loving and Giving (Virago Modern Classics) by Molly Keane (4), The three sisters by May Sinclair (4)

Created: Jan 30, 2007 by Fey; Language: English