So yes – I did stay in England; I am now reading Edward St. Aubyn’s Lost for Words.
This story, however, takes place in modern England. And Mr. St. Aubyn’s books are always a hoot – very clever and funny. He has a way with words that is priceless and a way of really seeing into people and how crazy we can all be.
While I especially enjoyed his “Melrose” novels, this was also a very fun book to read: I finished it on 9/1/15.