E. M. Delafield Premium Collection: 6 Novels in One Volume (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Six satirical novels of British society: convent trials, feminist awakenings, and interwar class lifeBy E. M. Delafield
Length67h 20m
About this audiobook
E. M. Delafield Premium Collection: 6 Novels in One Volume gathers a substantial cross-section of Delafield's fiction, revealing her gift for social comedy, psychological acuity, and quietly devastating satire. Moving through domestic interiors, provincial hierarchies, romantic disappointments, and the pressures placed upon women by family and class, these novels combine crisp realism with ironic understatement. Their style belongs to the interwar tradition of English manners fiction, yet Delafield's wit is sharpened by a distinctly modern awareness of constraint, self-deception, and female interior life. E. M. Delafield, born Edmée Elizabeth Monica de la Pasture, wrote from intimate knowledge of the social worlds she anatomized. Educated within upper-middle-class conventions and later attentive to the contradictions of marriage, motherhood, work, and public respectability, she transformed personal observation into art. Best known for The Diary of a Provincial Lady, Delafield repeatedly exposed the absurdities of polite society while retaining sympathy for those trapped within it. This collection is recommended for readers interested in women's writing, social satire, and the evolution of the modern comic novel. It offers both literary pleasure and historical insight, making it an ideal introduction to Delafield's subtle, intelligent, and enduringly humane fiction.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.9 (27)
Includes Goodreads
GenreLiterary Classics, Humor
Length67 hrs 20 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 30, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1E. M. Delafield Premium Collection: 6 Novels in One Volume (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Zella Sees Herself (1915)
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6PROLOGUE (pt. 1)
7PROLOGUE (pt. 2)
8PROLOGUE (pt. 3)
9PROLOGUE (pt. 4)
10PROLOGUE (pt. 5)
11The War Workers (1918) (pt. 1)
12The War Workers (1918) (pt. 2)
13The War Workers (1918) (pt. 3)
14The War Workers (1918) (pt. 4)
15Consequences (1919)
16Book I (pt. 1)
17Book I (pt. 2)
18Book I (pt. 3)
19Book I (pt. 4)
20Book II (pt. 1)
21Book II (pt. 2)
22Tension (1920) (pt. 1)
23Tension (1920) (pt. 2)
24Tension (1920) (pt. 3)
25Tension (1920) (pt. 4)
26The Heel of Achilles (1921) (pt. 1)
27The Heel of Achilles (1921) (pt. 2)
28The Heel of Achilles (1921) (pt. 3)
29The Heel of Achilles (1921) (pt. 4)
30The Heel of Achilles (1921) (pt. 5)
31The Heel of Achilles (1921) (pt. 6)
32Humbug: A Study in Education (1922) (pt. 1)
33Humbug: A Study in Education (1922) (pt. 2)
34Humbug: A Study in Education (1922) (pt. 3)
35Humbug: A Study in Education (1922) (pt. 4)
36Humbug: A Study in Education (1922) (pt. 5)
37Analysis
38Reflection
39Memorable Quotes
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