Nancy Mitford modelled the characters in her best-known novels on her own unconventional (and at the time of writing, notorious) family. We are introduced to the Radletts through the eyes of their cousin, Fanny ('the Bolter's girl'), on...

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access...

Nancy Mitford (1904-1973) was born in London, the eldest child of the second Baron Redesdale. She had written four novels, including Wigs on the Green (1935), before the success of The Pursuit of Love in 1945, which she followed with...

"The Best Novels: 'Pursuit of Love', 'Love in a Cold Climate', 'The Blessing' and 'Don't Tell Alfred'" von Nancy Mitford ist eine Sammlung von vier ihrer bekanntesten Romane, die alle die Themen Liebe, Gesellschaft und Familie im 20....

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„Schöne Bescherung auf Compton Bobbin“ von Nancy Mitford ist eine humorvolle und satirische Erzählung, die sich um das Leben der britischen Oberschicht dreht. Die Geschichte spielt in dem fiktiven Dorf Compton Bobbin und folgt den...