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The Provincial Lady in London (Provincial Lady)

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Publisher Comments:

A provincial lady finds an apartment in London, visits nightclubs and casinos, and meets the intellectuals and eccentrics of London society.

Synopsis:

These highly acclaimed, delightful novels are written in diary form by the Provincial Lady, who lives in a country house with her husband, two children, the children's French governess, Cook and a few assorted helpers. The era of the 1930s is wittily and shrewdly recreated with amusing illustrations.

The P.L. takes a flat in London where she meets assorted literati and other types, goes to cabarets and casinos and writes about new and memorable characters.

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ISBN:
9780897330855
Author:
Watts, Arthur
Author:
Watts, Arthur
Author:
Delafield, E. M.
Publisher:
Academy Chicago Publishers
Location:
Chicago :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Women
Subject:
City and town life
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Humorous
Subject:
London
Subject:
London (England) Fiction.
Subject:
City and town life -- Fiction.
Subject:
Humor : General
Copyright:
c193
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series:
Provincial Lady Series
Series Volume:
251
Publication Date:
20050831
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
302
Dimensions:
8 x 5 x 1 in
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Product details 302 pages Academy Chicago Publishers - English 9780897330855 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , These highly acclaimed, delightful novels are written in diary form by the Provincial Lady, who lives in a country house with her husband, two children, the children's French governess, Cook and a few assorted helpers. The era of the 1930s is wittily and shrewdly recreated with amusing illustrations.

The P.L. takes a flat in London where she meets assorted literati and other types, goes to cabarets and casinos and writes about new and memorable characters.

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