i've just discovered nancy mitford.....

I LOOOOOOOOOOVE Nancy Mitford! Which ones have you read? My favourite is probably The Blessing. Her biographies are rather funny too, the Madame de Pompadour one was damningly reviewed at the time as Uncle Matthew at the court of Versailles, which it is, but that's what's so endearing about it.

Evelyn Waugh is quite similar (and a friend, obviously!).

Jessica Mitford's Hons and Rebels is great, and gives her side of the story. Her other writing is more political.

There are lots of biogs of Nancy but I quite like the one by her friend Harold Acton, it's very affectionate.

I too like Nancy Mitford writing style. But I must admit my preference when it comes to the Mitford Girls was Jessica.
One of the best books I have read was the Mitford Girls.

Agree with the Mitford Girls by Mary Lovell. Also try reading anything written by Deborah Devonshire, her sister, who has a couple of anthologies of essays.

Also, letters of all 6 Mitford sisters, edited by Charlotte Mosley, is very good. As is letters between Nancy M and Evelyn Waugh.

Agree her writing is wonderful, I adore Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate.

Julian Fellowes writes about that 'set' of people iyswim.I enjoyed 'Past imperfect' but is not exactly in the style of Nancy Mitford.

However I can reccomend biographies like 'The Mitford Girls' about Nancy and her sisters-really fascinating and I dont normally like anything but fiction.Actually I became quite obsessed with the Mitfords for a while!