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  • E. M. Delafield Premium Collection: 6 Novels in One Volume (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Six satirical novels of British society: convent trials, feminist awakenings, and interwar class life

    E. M. Delafield Premium Collection: 6 Novels in One Volume gathers a substantial cross-section of Delafield's fiction, revealing her gift for social comedy, psychological acuity, and quietly devastating satire. Moving through domestic interiors, provincial hierarchies, romantic disappointments, and the pressures placed upon women by family and class, these novels combine crisp realism with ironic ... Read more

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  • The Diary of a Provincial Lady

    It was thus in 1930 that Delafield's most popular and enduring work _The Diary of a Provincial Lady_ was born. This largely autobiographical novel substituted the names of "Robin" and "Vicky" for her own children, Lionel and Rosamund. ... Read more

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  • Messalina of the Suburbs

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    Elsie Palmer is a restless suburban girl with a sharp eye for the small cruelties and vanities of domestic life. Trapped in a shabby boarding house with her strict mother, sickly sister Geraldine, and the ever-watchful lodger Mr. Roberts, she longs for excitement, romance, and escape. When Roberts invites her to the cinema, Elsie slips out by way of an alibi, delighted by the secrecy and by the ... Read more

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  • Humbug

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    E. M. Delafield's Humbug is a sharp, ironic novel about the damage done when sentiment, duty, and "goodness" are used to excuse cruelty. The Stellenthorpe family seems warm and respectable, but beneath its polished surface Eleanor and Philip's well-meaning blindness creates a household of denial, favoritism, and emotional harm, especially for their daughters: brilliant, fiery Lily and frail, peace ... Read more

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  • E M Delafield - A Short Story Collection

    by E M Delafield ...
    Edmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood, née de la Pasture, and more commonly known as E M Delafield, was born in Steyning, Sussex on 9th June 1890.Raised in the fading years of the Victorian era with its Empire and strict moral codes Delafield, not yet married at twenty-one, joined a French religious order, in Belgium, but soon decided that this was a totally wrong choice for her.Her next challenge was ... Read more

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  • I Visit the Soviets - The Provincial Lady in Russia

    Series series The Provincial Lady Series
    This early work is E. M. Delafield’s 1937 semi-autobiographical novel, “I Visit the Soviets - The Provincial Lady in Russia”. Written in the style of a diary, it tells the story of woman living in 1930s Russia who finds herself toiling on a collective farm, battling with public transport, and generally struggling with life in Soviet Russia. An entertaining read that offers a glimpse into Russia in ... Read more

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  • Home Life Relayed: 'Good-morning, everybody''

    by E M Delafield ...
    Edmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood, née de la Pasture, and more commonly known as E M Delafield, was born in Steyning, Sussex on 9th June 1890.Raised in the fading years of the Victorian era with its Empire and strict moral codes Delafield, not yet married at twenty-one, joined a French religious order, in Belgium, but soon decided that this was a totally wrong choice for her.Her next challenge was ... Read more

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  • The Diary of a Provincial Lady (Annotated)

    The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E. M. Delafield. Original Illustrations Included. This edition includes: The Diary of a Provincial Lady The Provincial Lady Goes Further The Provincial Lady in Russia A great classic of the national literature, Diary of a Provincial Lady first appeared in weekly instalments in Time and Tide, the feminist weekly. Some might find a contradiction that a book is both ... Read more

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  • Collected Novels of E. M. Delafield (6 Unabridged Editions in One Volume)

    Enriched edition.

    E. M. Delafield's "Collected Novels of E. M. Delafield" presents an exquisite compilation of six unabridged works encapsulating the author's keen observations on early 20th-century English society. Delafield's literary style, characterized by its wit and keen social commentary, provides an intriguing blend of realism and irony, illuminating the often mundane lives of her characters while ... Read more

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  • Detective Stories - Volume 2: E M Delafield to Anna Katharine Green

    The Detective has been a mainstay of fiction writing ever since we can remember.Their deductive powers, their intuition and fleet-footed grasp of every detail can often turn the unlikeliest situation, or bunch of red herrings, into a breakthrough to capture even the most ingenious and dastardly of criminals.In this series our classic authors explore not only various themes, such as Occult ... Read more

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  • The Pelicans

    “AS a matter of fact—although one hates to say such a thing——” Lady Argent paused, in order to give the thing its full conversational value. “As a matter of absolute fact, those poor children are really to be congratulated.” “Because they are left orphans at five years old?” “How you exaggerate, Ludovic! Rosamund is quite fourteen, and the little one can’t be less than ten or eleven years old. And ... Read more

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  • Consequences

    "Consequences" tells the story of Alex Clare, a young woman from a wealthy family who rebels against the expectations placed upon her by society and her family. The novel follows Alex's struggles to find fulfillment and independence in a world that is determined to confine her to the roles of wife and mother.Delafield's writing style in "Consequences" is characterized by its sharp wit, incisive ... Read more

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