The Mitfords
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Carefree, revelatory and intimate, this selection of unpublished letters between the six legendary Mitford sisters, compiled by Diana Mitford's daughter-in-law, is alive with wit, passion and heartbreak.
Charlotte Mosley Boeken
Charlotte Mosley richt haar literaire inspanningen op het bewaren en presenteren van de blijvende nalatenschap van Nancy Mitford. Als uitgever en journalist selecteert ze zorgvuldig essays en correspondentie, waardoor lezers intiem toegang krijgen tot Mitfords kenmerkende stem en intellect. Mosley's werk belicht de humor en scherpe observaties die Mitfords belangrijke literaire bijdragen kenmerkten. Met deze inspanningen zorgt ze ervoor dat Mitfords unieke literaire aanwezigheid blijft resoneren bij het hedendaagse publiek.
The Duchess of Devonshire is the sister of Nancy, Pamela, Tom, Diana, Unity and Jessica Mitford. Her books include The House: A Portrait of Chatsworth, The Estate: A View from Chatsworth, Treasures of Chatsworth, Farm Animals (for children) The Garden at Chatsworth. She is Past President of the Royal Agricultural Association of England and of The Royal Smithfield Club.In 1999 the Duchess was appointed a D.C.V.O. by Her Majesty the Queen. Sir Tom Stoppard O.M. is one of the worldâ__s greatest contemporary playwrights.
Diana Mitford's gripping autobiography: both Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler adored her, and Evelyn Waugh and Oswald Mosley fell in love with her, yet she spent WWII in Holloway prison.
Penguin Modern Classics: The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh
Edited by Charlotte Mosley
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Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh were two of the twentieth century's most amusing and gifted writers, who matched wits and traded literary advice in more than five hundred letters over twenty-two years. Dissecting their friends, criticizing each other's books and concealing their true feelings beneath a barrage of hilarious and knowing repartee, they found it far easier to conduct a friendship on paper than in person. This correspondence provides a colourful glimpse into the literary and social circles of London and Paris, during the Second World War and for twenty years after.
