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Wigs on the Green by Nancy Mitford (2010, Trade Paperback)

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Nancy Mitford's most controversial novel, unavailable for decades, is a hilarious satirical send-up of the fascist political enthusiasms of her sisters Unity and Diana, and of her notorious brother-in-law, Sir Oswald Mosley. Written in 1934, early in Hitler's rise, Wigs on the Green lightheartedly skewers the devoted followers of British fascism. The sheltered and unworldy Eugenia Malmain is one of the richest girls in England and an ardent supporter of General Jack and his Union Jackshirts. World-weary Noel Foster and his scheming friend Jasper Aspect are in search of wealthy heiresses to marry; Lady Marjorie, disguised as a commoner, is on the run from the Duke she has just jilted at the altar; and her friend Poppy is considering whether to divorce her rich husband. When these characters converge with the colorful locals at a grandly misconceived costume pageant that turns into a brawl between Pacifists and Jackshirts, madcap farce ensues. Long suppressed by the author out of sensitivity to family feelings, Wigs on the Green can now be enjoyed by fans of Mitford's superbly comic novels.

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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100307740854

ISBN-139780307740854

eBay Product ID (ePID)81800445

Product Key Features

Book TitleWigs on the Green

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSatire, Literary, Political, Historical

Publication Year2010

GenreFiction

AuthorNancy Mitford

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight6 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"Mitford has a gift for detecting the absurdities of character." -The Times Literary Supplement(London) "Devastatingly witty, Miss Mitford [was] one of Britain's most piercing observers of social manners." -The New York Times, "Mitford has a gift for detecting the absurdities of character." -- The Times Literary Supplement (London) "Devastatingly witty, Miss Mitford [was] one of Britain's most piercing observers of social manners." -- The New York Times, "Mitford has a gift for detecting the absurdities of character." - The Times Literary Supplement (London) "Devastatingly witty, Miss Mitford [was] one of Britain's most piercing observers of social manners." - The New York Times

Dewey Edition22

Lccn2010-021931

Dewey DecimalFic

Lc Classification NumberPr6025.I88w54 2010