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Officiële naam: Freeman-Mitford, Nancy
Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten: Rodd, Honourable Mrs. Peter
Geboortedatum: 1904-11-28
Overlijdensdatum: 1973-06-30
Graflocatie: Swinbrook Churchyard, Oxfordshire, England
Geslacht: female
Nationaliteit: UK
Geboorteplaats: London, England, UK
Plaats van overlijden: Versailles, France
Oorzaak van overlijden: hodgkin's lymphoma
Woonplaatsen: Oxfordshire, England, UK
Paris, France
Versailles, France
Opleiding: at home
Beroepen: novelist
biographer
essayist
Relaties: Mitford, Jessica (sister)
Mosley, Diana (sister)
Devonshire, Deborah (sister)
Mitford, Algernon B. (grandfather)
Mosley, Oswald (brother-in-law)
Guinness, Desmond (nephew) (toon alle 13)
Murphy, Sophia (niece)
Churchill, Randolph S. (second cousin)
Soames, Mary (second cousin)
Mosley, Charlotte (niece-in-law)
Mitford, Pamela (sister)
Mitford, Unity (sister)
York, Catherine (cousin)
Organisaties: Girl Guides
Prijzen en onderscheidingen: Order of the British Empire (Commander ∙ 1972)
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1972)
Agent: Caroline Dawnay (PFD)
Korte biografie: Nancy Mitford came from an aristocratic background, which she enjoyed satirizing (along with snobs and social climbers). Many of her works were witty and worldly observations of English and French society and manners. She began writing fiction and moved on to biography and history. She was one of the six Mitford sisters, whose lives and activities fascinated the public.
Ontwarringsbericht: She is sometimes confused with Nancy MILFORD. Be careful not to combine the two. Thank you for your help.

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4. The Blessing by Nancy Mitford in Backlisted Book Club (maart 2022)

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The pursuit of love door Nancy Mitford

Maybe I wasn't in the mood for this book (because we're in the process of renovating our house), but it was so disappointing that I barely read 100 pages of it. It has the tone of a coming-of-age story, set in a rich aristocratic milieu in England in the interwar period. Through the eyes of the young Fanny, a relative left to her own devices by her parents, we get a picture of wealth, many hunting parties, and eccentric figures, but also the necessary portion of misfortune (especially via the niece Linda). I do notice the cynical-sarcastic tone with which the British aristocracy is portrayed, but nevertheless it didn't captivate me at all. I even found the almost complete lack of social focus striking.… (meer)

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The pursuit of love door Nancy Mitford

Luchtig tussendoortje: dankbaar tijdsbeeld leven Britse aristocratie eerste helft 20ste eeuw. Pittiger dan Cissy van Marxveldt, venijniger dan Jane Austen, eenvoudiger dan Downtown Abbey.

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