Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days

The narrative follows a celebrated but private artist and his valet through a series of urban episodes that expose social pretence, mistaken impressions, and domestic inconveniences. Scenes range from a melancholy London house and a conspicuous dressing-gown to awkward restaurant encounters, misdirected photographs, hotel meetings, and an unfolding secret that prompts confession, escape, and theatrical performances. The tone balances comedy and satire while detailing the characters' manners, anxieties, and social manoeuvres, and the structure proceeds episodically through numbered chapters that shift between intimate interior description and public promenades.