The House Of Mitford

Author : Jonathan Guinness
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474603188

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The House of Mitford by Jonathan Guinness Pdf

Among the six daughters and one son born to David, second Lord Redesdale, and his wife Sydney were Nancy, the novelist and historian; Diana, who married fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley; Unity, friend of Hitler; Jessica, who became a communist and then an investigative journalist; and Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire and mistress of Chatsworth. 'The Mitford Girls', as John Betjeman called them, were one of the twentieth century's most controversial families; said to be always either in shrieks of laughter or floods of tears, they were glamorous, romantic and - especially in politics - extreme. Yet the teasing, often bordering on cruelty, the flamboyant contrasts and the violent disagreements, hid a powerful affection, subtle likenesses in character and a powerful underlying unity.

Author : Jonathan Guinness
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474603188

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The House of Mitford by Jonathan Guinness Pdf

Among the six daughters and one son born to David, second Lord Redesdale, and his wife Sydney were Nancy, the novelist and historian; Diana, who married fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley; Unity, friend of Hitler; Jessica, who became a communist and then an investigative journalist; and Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire and mistress of Chatsworth. 'The Mitford Girls', as John Betjeman called them, were one of the twentieth century's most controversial families; said to be always either in shrieks of laughter or floods of tears, they were glamorous, romantic and - especially in politics - extreme. Yet the teasing, often bordering on cruelty, the flamboyant contrasts and the violent disagreements, hid a powerful affection, subtle likenesses in character and a powerful underlying unity.

Author : Jonathan Guinness,Catherine Guinness
Publisher : Fontana Press
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0006369715

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The House of Mitford by Jonathan Guinness,Catherine Guinness Pdf

The Mitfords were one of the 20th century's most intriguing and controversial families-glamorous, romantic, and especially in politics, extreme. Among the six daughters and one son born to Lord and Lady Redesdale were Nancy, the novelist and historian; Diana, the wife of fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley; Unity, friend of Hitler; Jessica, a communist-turned-investigative journalist; and Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire. Yet, as this intimate portrait shows, the violent disagreements and flamboyant contrasts that characterized the family obscured a powerful affection and a strong underlying unity. Journalist Jonathan Guinness is the elder son of Diana Mosley. Catherine Guinness, a former writer for Interview magazine, is his daughter.

Author : Jonathan Guinness
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Aristocracy (Social class)
ISBN : OCLC:1204327325

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The House of Mitford by Jonathan Guinness Pdf

Author : Jessica Mitford
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-19
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780307565662

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Decca by Jessica Mitford Pdf

“Decca” Mitford lived a larger-than-life life: born into the British aristocracy—one of the famous (and sometimes infamous) Mitford sisters—she ran away to Spain during the Spanish Civil War with her cousin Esmond Romilly, Winston Churchill’s nephew, then came to America, became a tireless political activist and a member of the Communist Party, and embarked on a brilliant career as a memoirist and muckraking journalist (her funeral-industry exposé, The American Way of Death, became an instant classic). She was a celebrated wit, a charmer, and throughout her life a prolific and passionate writer of letters—now gathered here. Decca’s correspondence crackles with irreverent humor and mischief, and with acute insight into human behavior (and misbehavior) that attests to her generous experience of the worlds of politics, the arts, journalism, publishing, and high and low society. Here is correspondence with everyone from Katharine Graham and George Jackson, Betty Friedan, Miss Manners, Julie Andrews, Maya Angelou, Harry Truman, and Hillary Rodham Clinton to Decca’s sisters the Duchess of Devonshire and the novelist Nancy Mitford, her parents, her husbands, her children, and her grandchildren. In a profile of J.K. Rowling, The Daily Telegraph (UK), said, “Her favorite drink is gin and tonic, her least favorite food, trip. Her heroine is Jessica Mitford.”

Author : Jan Karon
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780735217393

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At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon Pdf

"A romance between an Anglican priest and a children's book writer who moves into his neighborhood. It is set in Mitford, North Carolina, where life is peaceful and problems are overcome with prayer and some good cooking." --Publisher.

Author : Charlotte Mosley
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-10-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780061375408

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The Mitfords by Charlotte Mosley Pdf

The Mitford sisters were the great wits and beauties of their time. Immoderate in their passions for ideas and people, they counted among their diverse friends Adolf Hitler and Queen Elizabeth II, Cecil Beaton and President Kennedy, Evelyn Waugh and Givenchy. The Mitfords offers an unparalleled look at these privileged siblings through their own unabashed correspondence. Spanning the twentieth century, the magically vivid letters of the legendary Mitfords constitute a superb social and historical chronicle and an intimate portrait of the stormy but enduring relationships between six beautiful, gifted, and radically different women.

Author : Mary S. Lovell
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 645 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003-03-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393324143

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The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family by Mary S. Lovell Pdf

A portrait of the Mitford sisters follows Jessica, a communist; Debo, the Duchess of Devonshire; Nancy, a best-selling novelist; Diana, who was the most hated woman in England; and Unity, who was obsessed with Adolf Hitler.

Author : Donald Robertson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780698194212

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Mitford at the Fashion Zoo by Donald Robertson Pdf

“I really love that giraffe… I would definitely be interested in playing Mitford when the inevitable movie comes out.”—Gwendolyn Christie, “Brienne of Tarth” from Game of Thrones “It’s at once a gentle satire of the fashion world and story intended to inspire kids to stay positive and follow their dreams.”—Wall Street Journal "Since his humble baby beginnings on Instagram, Mitford has gone on to grace J. Crew’s kids tees and more recently, the walls at French boutique Colette during Paris Fashion Week, and now, he’s getting his very own book: Mitford at the Fashion Zoo.” —InStyle.com “Sassy and inspiringly drawn: a funny, captivating treat for the eyes and imagination.”—Kirkus Reviews Mitford is a giraffe. But not your everyday, live-on-the-savannah giraffe. Mitford lives in the city. But not your everyday, filled-with-people city. This city is filled with animals. Animals who like to dress up, especially the animals who work at COVER magazine. Mitford would do ANYTHING to work there. But first Mitford must prove himself. Can Mitford survive the Fashion Zoo?!

Author : Laura Thompson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781784970888

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Take Six Girls by Laura Thompson Pdf

'Wonderfully readable... Emphasises their sheer extraordinariness and celebrates them' MAIL ON SUNDAY. The eldest was a razor-sharp novelist of upper-class manners; the second was loved by John Betjeman; the third was a fascist who married Oswald Mosley; the fourth idolized Hitler and shot herself in the head when Britain declared war on Germany; the fifth was a member of the American Communist Party; the sixth became Duchess of Devonshire. They were the Mitford sisters: Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica and Deborah. Born into country-house privilege, they became prominent as 'bright young things' in the high society of interwar London. Then, as the shadows crept over 1930s Europe, the stark – and very public – differences in their outlooks came to symbolise the political polarities of a dangerous decade. The intertwined stories of their lives – recounted in masterly fashion by Laura Thompson – hold up a revelatory mirror to upper-class English life before and after World War II.

Author : Sophia Murphy
Publisher : Salem House Publishers
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X001461180

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The Mitford Family Album by Sophia Murphy Pdf

Foto's van de bekende Engelse familie in de 20e eeuw, met korte beschrijvingen

Author : Jan Karon
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781440632969

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Light from Heaven by Jan Karon Pdf

Father Tim takes on a new challenge in this inspirational installment in the beloved Mitford series by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Bathed in Prayer. Father Tim Kavanagh has been asked to “come up higher” more than once. But he’s never been asked to do the impossible—until now. The retired Episcopal priest takes on the revival of a mountain church that’s been closed for forty years. Meanwhile, in Mitford, he’s sent on a hunt for hidden treasure, and two beloved friends are called to come up higher as well. As Father Tim finds, there are still plenty of heartfelt surprises, dear friends old and new, and the most important lesson of all: It’s never too late.

Author : Mary S. Lovell
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780748109210

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The Mitford Girls by Mary S. Lovell Pdf

'A cracking read ' Lynn Barber, Observer The Mitford Girls tells the true story behind the gaiety and frivolity of the six Mitford daughters - and the facts are as sensational as any novel: Nancy, whose bright social existence masked an obsessional doomed love which soured her success; Pam, a countrywoman married to one of the best brains in Europe; Diana, an iconic beauty, who was already married when at 22 she fell in love with Oswald Moseley, the leader of the British fascists; Unity, who romantically in love with Hitler, became a member of his inner circle before shooting herself in the temple when WWII was declared; Jessica, the family rebel, who declared herself a communist in the schoolroom and the youngest sister, Debo, who became the Duchess of Devonshire. This is an extraordinary story of an extraordinary family, containing much new material, based on exclusive access to Mitford archives.

Author : Nancy Mitford
Publisher : Random House
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-02
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780241589137

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Penguin Readers Level 5: The Pursuit of Love (ELT Graded Reader) by Nancy Mitford Pdf

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series. Please note that the eBook edition does NOT include access to the audio edition and digital book. Written for learners of English as a foreign language, each title includes carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary. The Pursuit of Love, a Level 5 Reader, is B1 in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing present perfect continuous, past perfect, reported speech and second conditional. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear regularly. The Pursuit of Love is about the love adventures of Fanny Logan's cousin, Linda Radlett, who is beautiful, brave and fun. Linda finally finds love and seems happy, but this is the 1930s and her country will soon go to war with Germany. What will happen to Linda then? Visit the Penguin Readers website Register to access online resources including tests, worksheets and answer keys. Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock a digital book and audio edition (not available with the eBook).

Author : Diana Alexander,Jonathan Guinness
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780752478975

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The Other Mitford by Diana Alexander,Jonathan Guinness Pdf

Pamela Jackson, née Mitford, is perhaps the least well known of the illustrious Mitford sisters, and yet her story is just as captivating, and more revealing. Despite shunning the bright city lights that her sisters so desperately craved, she was very much involved in the activities of her extraordinary family, picking up the many pieces when things went disastrously wrong – which they so often did. Joining her sisters on many adventures, including their meeting with Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany, Pamela quietly observed the bizarre, funny and often tragic events that took place around her. Through her eyes, we are given a view of the Mitfords never seen before. ‘Loyal to the core,’ she possessed ‘the constancy and kindness that underpinned the wilder exploits of the Mitford family. Indeed, innocence, along with courage and kindness, was one of her remarkable qualities. But it was the innocence of a woman who had lived and suffered, loved and lost, and overcome adversity’. Journalist Diana Alexander, who was Pamela’s friend for many years, here reveals the unknown Mitford, or, as her lifelong admirer John Betjeman described her, ‘Gentle Pamela’.