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Nancy Mitford

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

November 28, 1904

Died

June 30, 1973

Website

http://www.nancymitford.com/

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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Nancy Mitford, styled The Hon. Nancy Mitford before her marriage and The Hon. Mrs Peter Rodd thereafter, was an English novelist and biographer, one of the Bright Young People on the London social scene in the inter-war years. She was born at 1 Graham Street (now Graham Place) in Belgravia, London, the eldest daughter of Lord Redesdale, and was brought up at Asthall Manor in Oxfordshire. She was the eldest of the six controversial Mitford sisters.

She is best remembered for her series of novels about upper-class life in England and France, particularly the four published after 1945; but she also wrote four well-received, well-researched popular biographies (of Louis XIV, Madame de Pompadour, Voltaire, and Frederick the Great). She was one of ...more

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	The Pursuit of Love (Radlett & Montdore, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 22,893 ratings — published 1945 — 73 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love in a Cold Climate (Radlett & Montdore, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 10,289 ratings — published 1949 — 118 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate (Radlett and Montdore, #1-2) 4.10 avg rating — 6,082 ratings — published 1974 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love in a Cold Climate and Other Novels 4.10 avg rating — 3,028 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Tell Alfred (Radlett & Montdore, #3) 3.54 avg rating — 3,216 ratings — published 1960 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blessing 3.79 avg rating — 2,637 ratings — published 1951 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christmas Pudding 3.43 avg rating — 2,603 ratings — published 1932 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford, Amanda Foreman (Introduction) 3.85 avg rating — 2,091 ratings — published 1954 — 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wigs on the Green by Nancy Mitford, Charlotte Mosley (Introduction) 3.41 avg rating — 1,886 ratings — published 1935 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sun King: Louis Fourteenth at Versailles by Nancy Mitford, Profusely illustrated (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 1,613 ratings — published 1966 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I think housework is far more tiring and frightening than hunting is, no comparison, and yet after hunting we had eggs for tea and were made to rest for hours, but after housework people expect one to go on just as if nothing special had happened.”
― Nancy Mitford

tags: feminism

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“I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away.”
― Nancy Mitford

tags: insightful

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“If I had a girl I should say to her, 'Marry for love if you can, it won't last, but it is a very interesting experience and makes a good beginning in life. Later on, when you marry for money, for heaven's sake let it be big money. There are no other possible reasons for marrying at all.”
― Nancy Mitford, Christmas Pudding

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