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Christmas Pudding by Nancy Mitford
Category: Classic Fiction
The formidable fox-hunting obsessed Lady Bobbin has put together a Christmas house party at Compton Bobbin, including her rebellious daughter Philadelphia, the girl's pompous suitor, a couple of children obsessed with newspaper death notices, and an aspiring writer whose deadly (in more ways than one) s ...Show more
Christmas Pudding by Nancy Mitford
Category: Classics
The formidable fox-hunting obsessed Lady Bobbin has put together a Christmas house party at Compton Bobbin, including her rebellious daughter Philadelphia, the girl's pompous suitor, a couple of children obsessed with newspaper death notices, and an aspiring writer whose deadly (in more ways than one) s ...Show more
Christmas Pudding and Pigeon Pie by Nancy Mitford
Category: Fiction | Series: Vintage Original
"Christmas Pudding "and "Pigeon Pie "are two sparkling comedies from early in the career of Nancy Mitford, beloved author of "The Pursuit of Love "and "Love in a Cold Climate, "here published in one volume with a new introduction by Jane Smiley. In "Christmas Pudding," an array of colorful characters co ...Show more
Don't Tell Alfred by Nancy Mitford
Category: Fiction
"Don't Tell Alfred" is the wickedly funny sequel to Nancy Mitford's "The Pursuit of Love" and "Love in a Cold Climate". "I believe it would have been normal for me to have paid a visit to the outgoing ambassadress. However the said ambassadress had set up such an uninhibited wail when she knew she was t ...Show more
Don't Tell Alfred by Nancy Mitford
Category: Classic Fiction
Don't Tell Alfred is the wickedly funny sequel to Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate. 'I believe it would have been normal for me to have paid a visit to the outgoing ambassadress. However the said ambassadress had set up such an uninhibited wail when she knew she was to leav ...Show more
Frederick the Great by Nancy Mitford
Category: History
This title is presented with an Introduction by Kate Williams. Frederick II of Prussia attempted to escape his authoritarian father as a boy, but went on to become one of history's greatest rulers. He loved the flute, and devoted hours of study to the arts and French literature, forming a long-lasting b ...Show more