Includes translations of the phrases in French plus many illustrations! (Timeless Wisdom Collection Book 1160) This extraordinary volume contains the five books that form the Provincial Lady Collection, one of the most beloved and read collections of all time, full of humour and wit. This volume contains: -THE DIARY OF A PROVINCIAL LADY (illustrated) -THE PROVINCIAL LADY GOES FURTHER (IN LONDON) (Illustrated) -THE PROVINCIAL LADY IN AMERICA -THE PROVINCIAL LADY IN WARTIME -THE PROVINCIAL LADY GOES TO RUSSIA The largely autobiographical Diary of a Provincial Lady, took the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman living mostly in a Devon village of the 1930s. In the sequels, also published in this volume, the Provincial Lady buys a flat in London, travels to America, attempts to find war-work during the Phoney War, and tours the Soviet Union.
Author
Edmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood, née de la Pasture (9 June 1890 – 2 December 1943), commonly known as E. M. Delafield, was a prolific English author who is best-known for her largely autobiographical Diary of a Provincial Lady, which took the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman living mostly in a Devon village of the 1930s, and its sequels in which the Provincial Lady buys a flat in London and travels to America. Other sequels of note are her experiences looking for war-work during the Phoney War in 1939, and her experiences as a tourist in the Soviet Union. Daughter of the novelist Mrs. Henry De La Pasture.
