Christmas at High Rising: A Virago Modern Classic
Author(s): Angela Thirkell
Originally published in the 1930s and 1940s and never before collected, these stories by the incomparable Angela Thirkell relate merry scenes of a trip to the pantomime, escapades on ice, a Christmas Day gone awry, and an electrifying afternoon for Laura Morland and friends at Low Rising, not to mention the chatter of the arty set at a London private view. Charming, irreverent and full of mischievous humour, they offer the utmost entertainment in any season of the year.
General Information
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- : Little, Brown Book Group Limited
- : Virago Press
- : 0.117934
- : 20 November 2013
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 December 2013
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Angela Thirkell
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : English
- : 823.912
- : 160
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Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself -- Alexander McCall Smith These stories are a seasonal delight ... they will provide hours of laugh-out-loud enjoyment for all ages The Lady To be so witty and charming yet also so brilliantly brusque and practical as Laura Morland is my new year's resolution -- Pippa Wright, author of The Foster Husband
Angela Thirkell (1890-1961) wrote many works of fiction and non-fiction, including twenty-nine 'Barsetshire' novels, which won her great popularity and acclaim. The first of these, High Rising, was published in 1933. Her relatives included Edward Burne-Jones, Rudyard Kipling and Stanley Baldwin, and her godfather was JM Barrie. She was twice married and had four children.
