The six : the lives of the Mitford sisters
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Status
Central - Adult Biography
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
388 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical table ; 25 cm
Street Date
1609
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Previously published: Take Six Girls. London : Head of Zeus, 2015.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Six glamorous women: Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica, and Deborah. Born into privilege, the Mitford sisters were the "bright young things" of high society London in the 1920s and 1930s. Born into country-house privilege in the early years of the 20th century, they became prominent as "bright young things" in the high society of interwar London. But as the shadow of Fascism crept over Europe, the stark--and very public--differences in their outlooks would reflect the political extremes of a dangerous era. The eldest was a razor-sharp novelist of upper-class manners; the second was loved by British poet laureate John Betjeman; the third was a Fascist who married Oswald Mosley, founder of the British Union of Fascists; the fourth idolized Hitler and shot herself in the head when Britain declared war on Germany; the fifth was a member of the American Communist Party; the sixth became Duchess of Devonshire. The intertwined stories of their stylish and scandalous lives hold up a revelatory mirror to upper-class English life before and after World War II. --Adapted from dust jacket.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Biographies.
Devonshire, Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford Cavendish, -- Duchess of, -- 1920-2014.
Great Britain -- Biography.
Mitford family.
Mitford, Jessica, -- 1917-1996.
Mitford, Nancy, -- 1904-1973.
Mitford, Pamela, -- 1907-1994.
Mitford, Unity, -- 1914-1948.
Mosley, Diana, -- 1910-2003
Sisters -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Women authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Biographies.
Devonshire, Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford Cavendish, -- Duchess of, -- 1920-2014.
Great Britain -- Biography.
Mitford family.
Mitford, Jessica, -- 1917-1996.
Mitford, Nancy, -- 1904-1973.
Mitford, Pamela, -- 1907-1994.
Mitford, Unity, -- 1914-1948.
Mosley, Diana, -- 1910-2003
Sisters -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Women authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Thompson, L. (2016). The six: the lives of the Mitford sisters (First U.S. edition.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thompson, Laura, 1964-. 2016. The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thompson, Laura, 1964-. The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters St. Martin's Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Thompson, Laura. The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters First U.S. edition., St. Martin's Press, 2016.
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