Christmas at High Rising: A Virago Modern Classic - Paperback
$18.99
Quantity
01
Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with
Language:EnglishPublisher:Virago Press (UK)ISBN-13:9780349004303ISBN-10:349004307UPC:9780349004303Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), HolidaysSize:7.70 x 4.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.2513Product ID:SC7063S48X
Christmas at High Rising: A Virago Modern Classic
Originally published in the 1930s and 1940s and never before collected, these stories by the incomparable Angela Thirkell relate merry scenes of a trip to the pantomime, escapades on ice, a Christmas Day gone awry, and an electrifying afternoon for Laura Morland and friends at Low Rising, not to mention the chatter of the arty set at a London private view. Charming, irreverent and full of...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Virago Press (UK)ISBN-13:9780349004303ISBN-10:349004307UPC:9780349004303Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author), HolidaysSize:7.70 x 4.90 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.2513Product ID:SC7063S48X
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...
Publisher: Virago Press (UK)
Contributor(s)
Author
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.