num_pages: 240
description: Michael Arlen wrote of the fast set of Mayfair and Belgravia those who were to be termed the Lost Generation. His characters are doomed young war heroes still hungering for excitement newly emboldened and abandoned heroines raffish cads and outcasts from convention. His characters are disillusioned cynical and witty but these stories also include elements of fantasy and horrors hallmark.ContentsThe Ancient Sin  short story by Michael ArlenCavalier of the Streets  short fiction by Michael ArlenConsuelo Brown  short fiction by Michael ArlenHunter After Wild Beasts  short fiction by Michael ArlenIntroducing a Lady of No Importance and a Gentleman of Even Less  short fiction by Michael ArlenIrreproachable conduct of a Gentleman Who Once Refused a Knighthood  short fiction by Michael ArlenThe Loquacious Lady of Lansdowne Passage  short story by Michael ArlenLuck of Captain Fortune  short fiction by Michael ArlenMajor Cypress Goes Off the Deep End  short fiction by Michael ArlenMan With the Broken Nose  short fiction by Michael ArlenReal Reason Why Shelmerdene Was Late for Dinner  short fiction by Michael ArlenSalute the Cavalier  short fiction by Michael ArlenShameless Behavior of a Lord  short fiction by Michael ArlenThe Smell in the Library  novelette by Michael ArlenWhen the Nightingale Sang in Berkley  short fiction by Michael Arlen
language: English
title: These Charming People
publisher: Capuchin Classics