x dismiss this message
Did you know you can edit this page?
-
Sign Into Shelfari
-
Choose something to edit
-
Save your contributions
see page history
Description edit
Deborah Mitford, Duchess of Devonshire, is the youngest of the famously witty brood that includes the writers Jessica and Nancy, who wrote when Deborah was born, 'How disgusting of the poor darling to go and be a girl.' Deborah’s effervescent memoir, Wait for Me!, chronicles her remarkable... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Deborah 'Debo' Mitford: Dowager Duchess of Devonshire. Youngest of the Mitford sisters.
- Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire: Add a description of this character.
- David Bertram Ogilvy Freeman-Mitford, 2nd Baron Redesdale: Affectionately known as Farve.
- Sydney Bowles Mitford, Lady Redesdale: Affectionately known as Muv.
- Thomas Mitford: Only brother to the Mitford sisters.
- Nancy Mitford: Author. Oldest of the Mitford sisters.
- Jessica 'Decca' Mitford: Communist. Journalist.
- Diana Mitford: Married British Fascist Sir Oswald Mosley after divorcing Guinness heir Bryan Guinness.
- Unity Mitford: Fascist.
- Pamela Mitford
- Bryan Guinness: Diana's first husband. Heir to Guinness fortune
- Cecil Beaton
- Adolf Hitler
- Esmond Romilly
- John F. Kennedy
- Derek Jackson
- William Cavendish
- Sophia Cavendish
- Emma Cavendish: Firstborn daughter of Deborah and Andrew.
- Peregrine 'Stoker' Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire: Deborah's second born.
- Lucian Freud
Setting & Locations edit
- Chatsworth
- London
- England
- Swinbrook
- Ireland
- Paris
- White House
- France
- Lismore
- Germany
- Washington, D.C.
- New York
- Europe
- Italy
- Rutland Gate
- Eastbourne
- Scotland
- Wales
- Asthall
- Derbyshire
- High Wycombe
- California
- Eton
- Cambridge
- Austria
- Chesterfield
- Buckingham Palace
- Greece
- Piccadilly
- Norfolk
- Africa
- Switzerland
- Venice
- Kenya
- India
- Munich
- Prince Of Wales
- Compton Place
- Canada
- Manchester
- Bayonne
- Yorkshire
- Graceland
- United States
- Florence
First Edition edit
Original Language: Add the language.
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 368
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 941.082092
More Books Like This edit
We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.
