Mammon and Co.

A comic social satire follows a circle of London society whose leisure and flirtations become entangled with city finance. Through witty drawing-room exchanges and City episodes, personal ambitions, romances, and speculative schemes surrounding a small company produce misunderstandings, near-disasters, and reversals of fortune. A pragmatic American woman provides a steadying influence while a reticent financier and other members of the set attempt rescues and negotiations. The narrative alternates social comedy and financial crisis, examining social vanity, the fragility of wealth, and the interpersonal ties that endure amid upheaval.