Nancy Mitford

Nancy Mitford was de oudste van de roemruchte Mitford-zusjes. Nog steeds is de wereld oneindig gefascineerd door deze zes Britse aristocra¬tische zuss

Nancy Mitford was de oudste van de roemruchte Mitford-zusjes. Nog steeds is de wereld oneindig gefascineerd door deze zes Britse aristocra¬tische zuss

When Jeanne-Antoinette was nine, she was told by a fortune teller that she would one day become the mistress of the handsome young Louix XV - from tha

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and langu

Quand s'ouvre ce livre, Shayna, qui n'est plus une enfant, arrive à Ouagadougou. Nous sommes en 2016. Elle porte en elle toutes les questions et contr

A trenchant look at contemporary capitalism's insatiable appetite - and a rallying cry for everyone who wants to stop it from devouring our world

In Japan is het Yuki-onna – ‘een godin’. In het IJslands Hundslappadrífa – ‘vlokken zo groot als een hondenpoot’. In het Hawaiiaans is sneeuw hau – ‘p

De vreemdeling moet iets van de indringer behouden, wil hij zijn vreemdheid niet verliezen.

The autobiography Nancy Mitford intended to write herself

Don't Tell Alfred is the wickedly funny sequel to Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate.'I believe it would have been normal

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY KATE WILLIAMSFrederick II of Prussia attempted to escape his authoritarian father as a boy, but went on to become one of histo

This gossipy account of Louis XIV is a clear and fascinating historical biography from Nancy Mitford.

Captures 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 co

Provides a 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

'He was the great love of her life you know.''Oh, dulling,' said my mother, sadly, 'One always thinks that. Every, every time.'Longing for love, obses

The Blessing by Nancy Mitford It isn't just Nanny who finds it difficult in France when Grace and her young son Sigi are finally able to join her dash

Wigs on the Green by Nancy Mitford is a hilarious satire of the upper classes. Eugenia Malmains is one of the richest girls in England and an ardent s

The meeting of Voltaire, successful financier, famous poet and troublemaker, and the enchanting amateur physicist and countess Émilie du Châtelet, was