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The Social History of Heiresses

Posted on February 15, 2022 2:35 pm Published by hradmin Leave your thoughts

by Laura Thompson

I came to Heiresses by accident, during the course of researching another book. As I scanned letters and diaries by the usual suspects—Nancy Mitford, Cecil Beaton, James Lees-Milne—in search of information, I found myself intrigued by certain … Read the article

Who really were the Mitford sisters?

Posted on September 9, 2016 1:22 pm Published by hradmin Leave your thoughts

by Laura Thompson

Take six girls, all of them rampant individualists, and let them loose upon one of the most politically explosive periods in history. This is the story of the Mitford sisters. It is like a social experiment, the … Read the article