Essays, Journalism and Reviews 1929-1971
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/05/2013
Nancy Mitford was a gifted writer and her novels continue to entertain and enthral generation after generation. Yet her journalism, while not being so well known, is full of fizzing humour and sharp-eyed observation. A TALENT TO ANNOY spans Nancy Mitford's career and includes her most famous essay, 'The English aristocracy', in which she introduces the 'U' and 'Non-U' theory of English usage, as well as loving descriptions of France, her dismissal of St Peter's, Rome and an account of a visit to Ireland that prompted one reader to comment: 'Hell would be a more suitable place for you than Ireland.'
- ISBN:
- 9781907429798
- 9781907429798
- Category:
- Prose: non-fiction
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 01-05-2013
- Publisher:
- Capuchin Classics
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 270
- Dimensions (mm):
- 198x130mm
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