Home to roost and other peckings
Devonshire, Deborah Vivien Freeman-Mitford Cavendish, Duchess of, 1920-2009
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The unmistakeable voice of Deborah Devonshire, the youngest of the Mitford sisters, rings out of this second volume of her occasional writings. The pieces range from a ringside view of John F. Kennedy's inauguration and funeral, a valedictory for her local post office, and the 1938 London season.
Main title:
Home to roost and other peckings / Deborah Devonshire ; introduction by Alan Bennett ; edited by Charlotte Mosley ; drawings by Will Topley.
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Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2009.
Collation:
viii, 168 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
ISBN:
9781848541894 (hbk)1848541899 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941'.082'092941.082941.082B/DEV920828.91408
Local class:
920.DEVO828.914828.91408B.DEV
Language:
English
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BRN:
545670