The Diary of a Provincial Lady (Unabridged Edition With Original Illustrations): Humorous Classic From the Renowned Author of Thank Heaven Fasting, Faster! Faster! & The Way Things Are (Annotated)
Enriched Edition.By E. M. Delafield
Length6h 24m
About this audiobook
First published in 1930, The Diary of a Provincial Lady is E. M. Delafield's exquisitely comic chronicle of domestic life among the English middle classes between the wars. Cast in diary form, its brief, ironic entries transform household economies, social obligations, literary pretensions, and village rivalries into high social comedy. The unabridged text, accompanied here by the original illustrations, preserves the novel's distinctive rhythm: understated, self-mocking, and sharply observant, in the tradition of Austenian wit refracted through modern periodical fiction. E. M. Delafield, the pen name of Edmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood, drew on her own experience as a wife, mother, and professional writer negotiating the expectations of respectable provincial society. A prolific novelist and contributor to Time and Tide, she understood both the absurdities of domestic convention and the pressures placed upon intelligent women whose ambitions were expected to remain decorously invisible. This edition is warmly recommended to readers who admire subtle satire, comic restraint, and historically revealing fiction. It offers not merely amusement but a brilliant social document: a portrait of ordinary frustrations rendered with extraordinary precision and humane intelligence.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (11.6K)
Includes Goodreads, Amazon, LibraryThing, StoryGraph
GenreHumor, Literary Classics
Length6 hrs 24 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 30, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Diary of a Provincial Lady (Unabridged Edition With Original Illustrations): Humorous Classic From the Renowned Author of Thank Heaven Fasting, Faster! Faster! & The Way Things Are (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5The Diary of a Provincial Lady (Unabridged Edition With Original Illustrations) (pt. 1)
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6The Diary of a Provincial Lady (Unabridged Edition With Original Illustrations) (pt. 2)
7The Diary of a Provincial Lady (Unabridged Edition With Original Illustrations) (pt. 3)
8Analysis
9Reflection
10Memorable Quotes
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