E. M. Delafields largely autobiographical novel takes the form of a journal written by an uppermiddleclass lady living in a Devonshire village. Written with humour, this charming novel is full of the peculiarities of daily life. The Provincial Lady of the title attempts to avoid disaster and prevent chaos from descending upon her household. But with a husband reluctant to do anything but doze behind The Times, mischievous children and trying servants, its a challenge keeping up appearances on an inadequate income, particularly in front of the infuriating and haughty Lady Boxe. As witty and delightful today as when it was first published in 1930, Diary of a Provincial Lady is a brilliantly observed comic novel and an acknowledged classic. This beautiful Macmillan Collectors Library edition features an introduction by author and journalist Christina Hardyment.Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collectors Library is a series of beautiful gifteditions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collectors Library are books to love and treasure.

Binding: Hardback;176 pages; Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL; Classification: FC; Weight: 264 g; Dimensions: 158 x 99 x 14

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