"Queen Lucy" by E. F. Benson is a charming and poignant social comedy that tells the story of sophisticated life in the English provincial town of Risman. The main character, Lucia, loves to control everything that happens around her, creating her own "noble" world, where not only plush tigers and exotic plants rule, but also spy intrigues and cowardly misunderstandings. The mystery, brilliance and deep humor of the novel brought the author fame and praise from several generations of readers. Delving into the English aristocratic aesthetic and the life of the ruling classes, "Queen Lucy" remains an eternal classic of British literature, always captivating with its irony and sophistication.