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  • The Messalina of the Suburbs

    True Crime Murder Mystery

    In "The Messalina of the Suburbs," E. M. Delafield intricately weaves social satire with a keen psychological insight into the lives of suburban women in post-World War I England. This novel, written in 1923, exemplifies Delafield's deft use of irony and characterization, presenting a vivid tableau of societal expectations and personal desires. Through the life of its protagonist, an ostensibly ... Read more

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  • Mrs. Harter

    Most of us, at Cross Loman, have begun to forget about Mrs. Harter and Captain Patch, and those of us who still remember—and after all, it was only last summer—hardly ever speak their names. I know that Mary Ambrey remembers, just as I do. Sometimes we talk about it to each other, and exchange impressions and conjectures. Conjectures more than anything, because neither of us has the inside ... Read more

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  • The Diary of a Provincial Lady

    It was thus in 1930 that Delafield's most popular and enduring work _The Diary of a Provincial Lady_ was born. This largely autobiographical novel substituted the names of "Robin" and "Vicky" for her own children, Lionel and Rosamund. ... Read more

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  • Gay Life

    Enriched edition.

    In "Gay Life," E. M. Delafield explores the complexities of sexual identity and societal expectations during the early 20th century. Through a series of interconnected narratives that blend keen social observation with biting wit, Delafield masterfully captures the nuances of gay life, revealing the melancholic longing for acceptance that pervades her characters' experiences. Her literary style is ... Read more

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  • The Provincial Lady - Complete Series (All 5 Novels With Original Illustrations)

    Witty interwar social satire of upper-middle-class life in a Devon village

    This carefully crafted ebook: "The Provincial Lady - Complete Series (All 5 Novels With Original Illustrations)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Provincial Lady series is guaranteed to make you laugh by its witty take on the foibles of a young upper middle-class English woman living mostly in a Devon village of the 1930s. Excerpt: "November 7th. ... Read more

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  • The Provincial Lady: The Complete Illustrated Series

    All Five Novels — The Diary of a Provincial Lady; The Provincial Lady Goes Further; The Provincial Lady in America; The Provincial Lady in Russia; and The Provincial Lady in Wartime

    This carefully crafted ebook: "The Provincial Lady Complete Series - All 5 Novels With Original Illustrations" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Provincial Lady series is guaranteed to make you laugh by its witty take on the foibles of a young upper middle-class English woman living mostly in a Devon village of the 1930s. Excerpt: "November 7th. ... Read more

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  • The Provincial Lady - The Complete Series

    The Provincial Lady’s novels are E. M. Delafield’s most popular and enduring works. This series presents the reader with the diaries of a clumsy provincial lady of the 1930s in her everyday life’s adventures. Her simple duties as mother, wife and friend, the urge of buying dresses truly unfit for her, her misadventures with hair dye, her obsession with books and her look on the society around here ... Read more

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  • The Diary of a Provincial Lady (Unabridged Edition With Original Illustrations)

    Enriched edition.

    E. M. Delafield's "The Diary of a Provincial Lady" offers a captivating glimpse into the life of an unnamed woman navigating the complexities of provincial English society in the early 20th century. Written in a witty and engaging diary format, the work deftly captures the humor and mundanity of domestic life, highlighting the protagonist's struggles with social conventions, family obligations, ... Read more

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  • The Heel Of Achilles

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    Series series
    "The Heel of Achilles" by E. M. Delafield weaves a poignant narrative that examines the fragility and complexity of human nature against the backdrop of societal norms. The story centers on the character of Lydia Raymond, who is caught in a web of personal dilemmas and social expectations. Through Lydia's struggles with identity, morality, and independence, Delafield explores themes that remain ... Read more

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  • The Provincial Lady Series

    Diary of a Provincial Lady, The Provincial Lady Goes Further, The Provincial Lady in America & The Provincial Lady in Wartime

    Series series The Provincial Lady Series
    Take a step back in time to the 1930s as this semi-autobiographical series chronicles the daily life of an upper-class lady. Presented as diary entries, these delightful novels delve into English countryside life and a provincial lady’s many mishaps.In the depths of Devon, England, a disaster-prone, upper-class lady lives with her uncommunicative husband, their young children, a French nanny, the ... Read more

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  • The Diary of a Provincial Lady

    Series series Penguin Modern Classics
    'January 22nd - Robert startles me at breakfast by asking if my cold - which he has hitherto ignored - is better. I reply that it has gone. Then why, he asks, do I look like that? Feel that life is wholly unendurable, and decide madly to get a new hat'It's not easy being a Provincial Lady in Devonshire in the 1920s, juggling a grumpy husband, mischievous children and a host of domestic dilemmas - ... Read more

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  • The Diary of a Provincial Lady (Unabridged Edition With Original Illustrations): Humorous Classic From the Renowned Author of Thank Heaven Fasting, Faster! Faster! & The Way Things Are (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition.

    First published in 1930, The Diary of a Provincial Lady is E. M. Delafield's exquisitely comic chronicle of domestic life among the English middle classes between the wars. Cast in diary form, its brief, ironic entries transform household economies, social obligations, literary pretensions, and village rivalries into high social comedy. The unabridged text, accompanied here by the original ... Read more

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