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Der Schriftsteller Paul Fotheringay kann es nicht fassen: Nicht genug, dass ihn seine Angebetete Marcella verschmäht. Sein tödlich ernstes Romandebüt wird von der Presse als das lustigste Buch des Jahres gefeiert. Um zumindest seinen literarischen Ruf wiederherzustellen, recherchiert er für eine Biografie über die viktorianische Schriftstellerin Mary Bobbin und schleicht sich auf Compton Bobbin, dem Anwesen ihrer jagdbesessenen Nachfahrin, ein. Lady Bobbin organisiert dort eine Weihnachtsfeier mit wild zusammengewürfelten Gästen: Es treffen u. a. ihre rebellische Tochter Philadelphia, deren Schar an Verehrern und eine Horde ungezogener Kinder aufeinander. Und dann ist da noch Pauls Bekannte, die schöne Ex-Kurtisane Amabelle Fortescue, die ihre Feiertage zufällig in einem nahegelegenen Cottage verbringt ... Je deutlicher wird, wie wenig die Gäste der Weihnachtsgesellschaft zusammenpassen, desto vergnüglicher die Lektüre: Nancy Mitfords zweiter Roman, erstmals 1932 veröffentlicht, ist ein köstlich amüsanter Ausflug in die Welt der Reichen und (nicht immer) Schönen. Mitfords bissiger Humor und Sinn für Situationskomik lässt kein Auge trocken.

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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 one of her frequent visits to their country estate: Uncle Matthew the blustering patriarch, owner of that bloodied entrenching tool above the fireplace, who hunts his children with bloodhounds; vague Aunt Sadie, and six children recklessly eager to grow up. The Pursuit of Love is the story of Linda, the most beautiful and wayward of the Radlett daughters, who falls first for a stuffy Tory politician, then an ardent Communist (whom she follows to the Spanish Civil War), and finally a very wicked and irresistibly charming French duke. Love in a Cold Climate, again related by Fanny, focuses on Polly Hampton, long groomed for the perfect marriage by her fearsome mother, Lady Montdore, but secretly determined to pursue her own course.

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The Penguin Complete Novels of Nancy Mitford. Here in one volume are all eight of Nancy Mitford's sparklingly astute, hilarious and completely unputdownable novels: Highland Fling, Christmas Pudding, Wigs on the Green, Pigeon Pie, The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate, The Blessing and Don't Tell Alfred. Published over a period of 30 years, they provide a wonderful glimpse of the bright young things of the thirties, forties, fifties and sixties in the city and in the shires; firmly ensconced at home or making a go of it abroad; and what the upper classes really got up to in peace and in war. 'Entirely original, inimitable and irresistible' Spectator 'Deliciously funny' Evelyn Waugh 'Utter, utter bliss' Daily Mail

The Penguin Complete Novels of Nancy Mitford, with an introduction by India Knight. In print together for the first time in many years, and here in one volume, are all eight of Nancy Mitford's sparklingly astute, hilarious and completely unputdownable novels, with a new introduction by India Knight. Published over a period of 30 years, they provide a wonderful glimpse of the bright young things of the thirties, forties, fifties and sixties in the city and in the shires; firmly ensconced at home or making a go of it abroad; and what the upper classes really got up to in peace and in war. 'Entirely original, inimitable and irresistible' Spectator 'Deliciously funny' Evelyn Waugh 'Utter, utter bliss' Daily Mail Nancy Mitford (1904-1973) was born in London, the eldest child of the second Baron Redesdale. Her childhood in a large remote country house with her five sisters and one brother is recounted in the early chapters of The Pursuit of Love (1945), which according to the author, is largely autobiographical. Apart from being taught to ride and speak French, Nancy Mitford always claimed she never received a proper education. She started writing before her marriage in 1932 in order 'to relieve the boredom of the intervals between the recreations established by the social conventions of her world' and had written four novels, including Wigs on the Green (1935), before the success of The Pursuit of Love in 1945. After the war she moved to Paris where she lived for the rest of her life. She followed The Pursuit of Love with Love in a Cold Climate (1949), The Blessing (1951) and Don't Tell Alfred (1960). She also wrote four works of biography: Madame de Pompadour, first published to great acclaim in 1954, Voltaire in Love, The Sun King and Frederick the Great. As well as being a novelist and a biographer she also translated Madame de Lafayette's classic novel, La Princesse de Clèves, into English, and edited Noblesse Oblige, a collection of essays concerned with the behaviour of the English aristocracy and the idea of 'U' and 'non-U'. Nancy Mitford was awarded the CBE in 1972.

Chalford, eine idyllische Kleinstadt in den dreißiger Jahren. Eugenia, hoffnungsvolle Erbin des Malmain-Anwesens, macht ihrer Großmutter Kummer. Seit sie ihren treuen Begleiter "Reichshund" ruft, auf Waschzubern vor gelangweilten Hausfrauen faschistische Parolen skandiert und ihre Freunde mit erhobenem Arm begrüßt, fürchtet die Großmutter um den Frieden in ihrem Haus. Erst als zwei junge Männer mit ausgezeichneten Manieren auftauchen, schöpft sie Hoffnung. Oder sind Jasper und Noel nur auf eine Mitgift aus?

En A la caza del amor , su novela de mayor éxito, Nancy Mitford utiliza elementos reales de su extravagante y famosa familia para construir el relato. La acción se abre en el salón de Alconleigh, la casa de campo de los Radlett. Ante nuestros ojos van desfilando los distintos miembros de la familia: el malhumorado padre, Matthew, con sus violentos y cómicos estallidos de cólera y sus curiosos pasatiempos, como organizar cacerías en las que las piezas son alguno de sus hijos...; la ausente y devota madre, Sadie; y los siete hijos que junto a su prima Fanny forman una estrafalaria y divertidísima familia. Pero realmente es la joven Linda Radlett y su permanente búsqueda del amor el auténtico centro de la historia. A través de estas páginas la acompañaremos en su azarosa conquista y conoceremos a los distintos hombres en los que creyó encontrarlo. El texto despliega el famoso ingenio satírico y la extra­ordinaria capacidad de la autora para reconstruir el ambiente, la vida y las personas en los círculos aristocráticos ingleses de entreguerras. Un libro inteligente y divertido, que, aunque pudiera gustar simplemente por lo que es: una novela vibrante y mordaz, es también un verdadero trozo de vida.

Rok 1733 byl prvním z šestnácti let, které byly pro Voltaira svým způsobem nejkrásnější životní etapou. Francie Ludvíka XV. se svým volnomyšlenkářským přístupem k životu a řadou slavných veličin tvoří pozadí milostného příběhu proslulého filozofa a básníka a jeho milenky, krásné a cílevědomé markýzy du Chatelet. Autorka respektuje fakta, pracuje s historickými osobami a vychází ze známých událostí, její sondy do myšlení postav a hledání skutečných motivů jejich činů jsou ovšem samozřejmě pouhou fikcí.