Collected Novels of E. M. Delafield (6 Unabridged Editions in One Volume) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Six novels of upper-middle-class women, war, convent life, and satire in WWI EnglandBy E. M. Delafield
Length67h 19m
About this audiobook
Collected Novels of E. M. Delafield gathers six unabridged works by one of interwar Britain's sharpest comic realists, offering a generous view of her art beyond any single celebrated title. These novels combine domestic observation, social satire, and psychological acuity, often rendering the apparent trivialities of marriage, class, money, motherhood, and provincial respectability as matters of genuine moral and comic consequence. Delafield's prose is lucid, ironic, and deceptively light, situated within the tradition of Austenian manners and early twentieth-century women's fiction, yet unmistakably modern in its attention to self-consciousness and constraint. E. M. Delafield, born Edmée Elizabeth Monica de la Pasture in 1890, drew upon an upbringing marked by literary inheritance, Catholic education, wartime service, and life among the English professional classes. Her experience as a wife, mother, journalist, and observer of provincial society informed her fiction's distinctive blend of sympathy and mockery, especially its understanding of women's negotiations with duty, ambition, and social performance. This volume is recommended to readers interested in elegant social comedy, feminist literary history, and the subtle textures of everyday life. It offers both pleasure and insight: Delafield's wit entertains, but her intelligence lingers.
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
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length67 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 30, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Collected Novels of E. M. Delafield (6 Unabridged Editions 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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