This early work is E. M. Delafield s 1937 semi-autobiographical novel, The Provincial Lady Looks at 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 the early twentieth century, The Provincial Lady Looks at Russia is worthy of a place on any bookshelf. Edmee Elizabeth Monica Dashwood (1890 1943), better known by as E. M. Delafield, was a famous English author....
This early work is E. M. Delafield s 1937 semi-autobiographical novel, The Provincial Lady Looks at Russia . Written in the style of a diary, it tells...
E. M. Delafield's largely autobiographical novel is written as the journal of an upper-middle class lady living in a Devonshire village. Full of the peculiarities of daily life, the Provincial Lady attempts to avoid disaster and prevent chaos from descending upon her household, including a husband reluctant to do anything but doze behind The Times, mischievous children and trying servants, all the while keeping up appearances to society-at-large, and most particularly to the patronising Lady Boxe, with whom the Provincial Lady is eternally competing.
As witty and delightful today as...
E. M. Delafield's largely autobiographical novel is written as the journal of an upper-middle class lady living in a Devonshire village. Full of th...
