- Humorous stories, London (england), social life and customs, Fiction in English, 1900-1945, Texts
The goal of the provincial lady is to maintain 'niceness', whether it be in the home, relationships or personal behaviour. 'The Diary of a Provincial Lady' first published in the 1930s is a witty celebration of the suburban British housewife between the wars.
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Warm, classical in form, comic and character-led.
- warmbleak
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- First published
- 1930
- Pages
- 128
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Limited, Harper & brothers, W F Howes Ltd
- Editions
- 74
- Language
- und, English
- ISBN
- 9781522010470
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