THE COMPLETE PROVINCIAL LADY SERIES - All 5 Novels in One Edition (Illustrated Edition)
Author | : E. M. Delafield |
Publisher | : e-artnow |
Total Pages | : 546 |
Release | : 2017-08-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9788027202355 |
ISBN-13 | : 8027202353 |
Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Download or read book THE COMPLETE PROVINCIAL LADY SERIES - All 5 Novels in One Edition (Illustrated Edition) written by E. M. Delafield and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.—Plant the indoor bulbs. Just as I am in the middle of them, Lady Boxe calls. I say, untruthfully, how nice to see her, and beg her to sit down while I just finish the bulbs. Lady B. makes determined attempt to sit down in armchair where I have already placed two bulb-bowls and the bag of charcoal, is headed off just in time, and takes the sofa." (The Diary of a Provincial Lady) E. M. Delafield (1890-1943) was a prolific English author and is best known for her largely witty and autobiographical Provincial Lady Series, which took the form of a journal. TABLE OF CONTENTS: The Diary of a Provincial Lady The Provincial Lady Goes Further The Provincial Lady in America The Provincial Lady in Russia (I Visit The Soviets) The Provincial Lady in Wartime