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User Review - wealhtheowwylfing - LibraryThingSquashed between fat books of grammar I found [book: Noblesse Oblige], a set of essays on English colloquialisms and class in the twentieth century. The Hon. Mrs. Peter Rodd (aka Nancy Mitford)'s ... Read full review
NOBLESSE OBLIGE: An Enquiry Into The Identifiable Characteristics Of The English Aristocracy (oxford Language Classics)
User Review - KirkusA transatlantic import consists of six pieces, along with an introduction by Russell Lynes, and primarily Nancy Mitford's article The English A which had an aroused and/or amused response, led to more ... Read full review
Contents
Introduction RUSSELL LYNES | 91 |
Posh Lingo STRIX | 123 |
What UFuture? CHRISTOPHER SYKES | 139 |
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