The world is so dreadfully managed, one hardly knows to whom to complain.

Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank (17 January 1886 – 21 May 1926) was a British author best known for his eight short novels.

Inspired by the London aesthetes of the 1890s especially Oscar Wilde Firbank's work is comprised largely of dialogue featuring oblique references to religion social-climbing and sexuality. Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank (17 January 1886 – 21 May 1926) was a British author best known for his eight short novels.