Define Based On Books The Nancy Mitford Omnibus
| Title | : | The Nancy Mitford Omnibus |
| Author | : | Nancy Mitford |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 672 pages |
| Published | : | February 27th 1986 by Penguin Books Ltd |
| Categories | : | Fiction |
Nancy Mitford
Paperback | Pages: 672 pages Rating: 4.43 | 90 Users | 8 Reviews
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Love this book, it's a favourite of mine.I love the style of writing, the language & the wonderfully trite humour. Written at a time when "being gay" meant being a "bright young thing" & somethings could be horrid or frightfully serious & queer meant odd or strange.
For eg: Nancy Mitford/Quotes
I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away.
I think housework is far more tiring and frightening than hunting is, no comparison, and yet after hunting we had eggs for tea and were made to rest for hours, but after housework people expect one to go on just as if nothing special had happened.
I have only ever read one book in my life, and that is White Fang. It's so frightfully good I've never bothered to read another.
To fall in love you have to be in the state of mind for it to take, like a disease.
An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead.
The great advantage of living in a large family is that early lesson of life's essential unfairness.
There are worse things than poverty, though I can't for the moment remember what they are ...
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| Original Title: | The Nancy Mitford Omnibus:The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate, Don't Tell Alfred, The Blessing |
| ISBN: | 0140076379 (ISBN13: 9780140076370) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Rating Based On Books The Nancy Mitford Omnibus
Ratings: 4.43 From 90 Users | 8 ReviewsCommentary Based On Books The Nancy Mitford Omnibus
Didn't think I'd like this as much as I did. After reading "The Mitford Girls" I thought I'd give this a go. Pure 30/40's decadenceDidn't think I'd like this as much as I did. After reading "The Mitford Girls" I thought I'd give this a go. Pure 30/40's decadence
I've been sick for a week now (insert appropriately self-pitying raspberry) and this has been a great couch companion. How had I not read the Mitfords before? The best word to describe the three novels collected here is sly. I love Fanny & Linda & Uncle Matthew and especially Davey. I learned that the "cold climate" is actually, gasp, a metaphor, although descriptions of the literal drafts and lack of heating in '40s English houses made me clutch my hot water bottle close. The third
A Lizzie-inspired read. I love Nancy Mitford... I think mosty I just love reading 1940s English novels but - no matter.
What a treasure! After reading her sister Jessica's memoir, I had to read Nancy's fiction. It is packed full of humor, memorable characters, and delicious historic details. For some reason I dragged through the last novel, Don't Tell Aldred, some passages were tedious, but I still really enjoyed it. Worthwhile reading!
Terrible cover art, but filled with delightful tales of the landed gentry.
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