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1	The Pursuit of Love & Love in a Cold Climate: Two Novels more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist Fanny Logan narrates Nancy Mitford's autobiographical tale of young women in search of husbands. Set among the English aristocracy in the early 20th century, THE PURSUIT OF LOVE is a comical portrait of an extremely eccentric family, the Radletts, which is headed by Fanny's eternally grumpy (and probably insane) Uncle Matthew. The romantic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.56! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Don't Tell Alfred more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist This brilliantly funny novel revisits some of the characters from Nancy Mitford's earlier stories including Fanny, who is married to bumbling, absent-minded Oxford don, Alfred. Fanny is content in her role as a tweedy housewife with 'ghastly' clothes, but her life changes overnight when Alfred is appointed English Ambassador to Paris. Suddenly she ... see all copies from $2.45! new only from $10.02! \| first editions
3	Frederick the Great more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist In this biography of Frederick the Great, Nancy Mitford carefully unravels the complex character of one of Europe's brilliant rulers. She re-creates his unhappy youth; his reforming zeal, which paved the way for a united Germany; and his spectacular wars. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.95! \| first editions
4	Madame de Pompadour more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist First published in 1954, this is an evocation of Louis XV's court at Versailles. The political and religious complications of the time are explained and put into context, while the complex characters are brought vividly to life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Sun King more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist This work takes as its subject Louis XIV at Versailles - from the moment he decided to transform his father's hunting lodge into the greatest palace in Europe to his death there 54 years later. It covers the daily life of the king, the court and the government during the period of France's apogee in military power and artistic achievement. The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Pigeon pie more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist British high society, spy stories, and goofy religious cults are all gently mocked in this inventive, stylish satire. When the highly imaginative Lady Sophia Garfield discovers a nest of very real German spies in her home, nobody believes her. With her maid murdered and her beloved bulldog held hostage, she sets out alone to gain proof and, with ... see all copies from $2.44! new only from $24.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Voltaire in Love more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist In 1733, the lovely, intelligent, and married Marquise du Chatelet commenced her romance with one Francois-Marie Arouet, a philosophe who had made a name for himself as "Voltaire." Mitford deftly and engagingly recounts their exemplary affair, whether in studious exile in the country, on the run from the censor, or in the "thoughtless circles of ... see all copies from $4.17! new only from $32.34! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Blessing more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist After the war, English rose Grace joins her dashing aristocratic husband, Charles-Edouard, in France. She is out of her depth among the elegant French women and when she discovers her husband's tendency to lust after pretty girls, it seems that all is over - until her son Sigismund steps in. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
9	Love from Nancy CL more books like this by Nancy Mitford, Charlotte Mosley (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
10	A Talent to Annoy: Essays, Articles & Reviews, 1929-1968 more books like this by Nancy Mitford, Charlotte Mosley (Editor) add to wishlist A collection of Nancy Mitford's journalism and essays from 1929 to 1968. see all copies from $7.17! new only from $97.76! \| first editions
11	The water beetle more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! new only from $10.27! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Highland fling more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist The Scottish Highlands may never be the same after the Bright Young Things meet the Dull Old things on a long vacation at Dalloch. Jane Dacre finds painter Albert Gates irresistible, but the Old Regime is less enraptured, for Albert is an outrageous prankster. see all copies from $29.94!
13	Noblesse oblige; an enquiry into the identifiable characteristics of the English aristocracy more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist see all copies from $25.00! first editions
14	The pursuit of love more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist Childhood at Alconleigh was scanty preparation for the realities of the outside world. And Linda, sweetest and most aimless of the Radletts, fell prey to a stuffy banker and a rabid communist before she found her ideal in a Frenchman. see all copies from $2.50! new only from $51.47! \| signed copies \| first editions
15	Love in a Cold Climate more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist Returning to the milieu of its predecessor, THE PURSUIT OF LOVE, Nancy Mitford's novel again features young Fanny Logan as narrator. Fanny is now married, the wacky Radlett family makes plenty of welcome appearances, and the focus remains on courtship and romance. But this time around the plot centers on Polly Hampton, heiress and beauty, who is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.37! \| first editions
16 view cover	The pursuit of love : a novel by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist Childhood at Alconleigh is scanty preparation for the realities of the outside world and Linda, sweetest and most aimless of the young Radletts, falls prey to a stuffy banker and a rabid communist before she finds her ideal in a Frenchman... see all copies from $4.25! new only from $49.49! \| SVS
17 view cover	Christmas Pudding more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist Nancy Mitford's inimitable villagers celebrate Christmas in their own way. see all copies from $4.49! first editions
18 view cover	Love in a cold climate : and other novels by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist In one of the wittiest novels of them all, Nancy Mitford casts a finely gauged net to capture perfectly the foibles and fancies of the English upper class. Set in the privileged world of the county house party and the London season, this is a comedy of English manners between the wars by one of the most individual, beguiling and creative users of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.74!
19	The sun king : Louis XIV at Versailles more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20	The Worshipful Lucia more books like this by E F Benson, Nancy Mitford (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
21	Queen Lucia Part I more books like this by E F Benson, Nancy Mitford add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
22	Love from Nancy : the letters of Nancy Mitford more books like this by Nancy Mitford, Charlotte Mosley add to wishlist Nancy Mitford died in 1973, before she could write her autobiography. This is a selection from one of the most prolific letter-writers of the 20th century. Nancy Mitford's correspondence to her wide circle of friends - Harold Acton, Robert Byron, Evelyn Waugh and Cyril Connolly - sheds a light on their lives and the times in which they lived. The ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
23 view cover	The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh more books like this by Charlotte Mosley, Charlotte Mosely (Editor), Nancy Mitford add to wishlist A collection of 20 years (1946-1966) of correspondence between the two celebrated English literary figures, edited and annotated by the wife of Mitford's nephew. see all copies from $5.14! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
24	Sun King P more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
25 view cover	The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist The writers Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh were great friends, and their friendship gave rise to the 500 letters full of malicious jokes and social gossip, presented in this collection. see all copies from $16.98! first editions

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