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High Rising
Angela Thirkell
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Description for High Rising
Paperback. The first of Angela Thirkell's brilliantly satirical English comedies set in the fictional county of Barsetshire, High Rising is now available as a Virago Modern Classic. Perfect for fans of Stella Gibbons, PG Wodehouse or EF Benson. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Successful lady novelist Laura Morland and her boisterous young son Tony set off to spend Christmas at her country home in the sleepy surrounds of High Rising. But Laura's wealthy friend and neighbour George Knox has taken on a scheming secretary whose designs on marriage to her employer threaten the delicate social fabric of the village. Can clever, practical Laura rescue George from Miss Grey's clutches and, what's more, help his daughter Miss Sibyl Knox to secure her longed-for engagement?
Utterly charming and very funny, High Rising is irresistible comic entertainment.
Product Details
Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Virago Modern Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844088836
SKU
V9781844088836
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Angela Thirkell
Angela Thirkell (1890-1961) was the eldest daughter of John William Mackail, a Scottish classical scholar and civil servant, and Margaret Burne-Jones. Her relatives included the pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, Rudyard Kipling and Stanley Baldwin, and her grandfather was J. M. Barrie. She was educated in London and Paris, and began publishing articles and stories in the 1920s. In 1931 she ... Read more
Reviews for High Rising
Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself
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Glasgow Sunday Herald
A smart new edition . . . A terrific holiday story
The Lady
A delightfully entertaining comedy of manners. Full of period charm and witty authorial comment
Good Book ... Read more
Alexander McCall Smith Appealing
Glasgow Sunday Herald
A smart new edition . . . A terrific holiday story
The Lady
A delightfully entertaining comedy of manners. Full of period charm and witty authorial comment
Good Book ... Read more