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  • Tales of Old Japan

    (Illustrated)

    by A. B. Mitford ...
    The member of a distinguished British literary family, A. B. Mitford traveled widely with his parents as a youth and lived in various European countries. From 1866-70, he served as an attaché with the British legation at Edo (Tokyo) — one of the first foreign diplomats to do so. During his brief stay there, Mitford lived through a period of dramatic and tumultuous change in Japanese history. A ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Japanese Legends and Folklore

    Samurai Tales, Ghost Stories, Legends, Fairy Tales, Myths and Historical Accounts

    by A.B. Mitford ...
    Japanese Legends and Folklore invites English speakers into the intriguing world of Japanese folktales, ghost stories and historical eyewitness accounts. With a fascinating selection of stories about Japanese culture and history, A.B. Mitford—who lived and worked in Japan as a British diplomat—presents a broad cross section of tales from many Japanese sources. Discover more about practically every ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Tales of Old Japan

    by A. B. Mitford ...
    Compiled by a British diplomat and published in 1871, "Tales of Old Japan" is an anthology of short stories that makes earlier centuries of Japanese life vibrantly immediate to the contemporary reader. They focus on various facets of everyday existence in ancient Japan, from numerous rituals, like hara-kiri and marriage, to sermons and fairy tales indicative of desirable traits and warnings needed ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Hons and Rebels

    by Jessica Mitford ...
    A journalist paints a portrait of her legendary English aristocratic family in this memoir “full of downright hilariousness, crackling brash humor, and enchanting turns-of-the-phrase” (San Francisco Chronicle).“Reads like extravagantly mannered fiction, except that it is all fabulously true . . . touching and wildly funny.” —TatlerJessica Mitford, the great muckraking journalist, was part of a ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Tales of Old Japan

    Folklore, Fairy Tales, Ghost Stories and Legends of the Samurai

    by A. B. Mitford ...
    The member of a distinguished British literary family, A. B. Mitford traveled widely with his parents as a youth and lived in various European countries. From 1866-70, he served as an attaché with the British legation at Edo (Tokyo) — one of the first foreign diplomats to do so. During his brief stay there, Mitford lived through a period of dramatic and tumultuous change in Japanese history. A ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • The Pursuit of Love

    by Nancy Mitford ...
    Series Book 1 - Radlett and Montdore
    **Mitford’s most enduringly popular novel, The Pursuit of Love is a classic comedy about growing up and falling in love among the privileged and eccentric. Now an original series on Prime Video.“Mitford, describing in a tart and easy fashion the diverting activities of a titled English family, is mocking, good-tempered, and very funny.” —The New Yorker**Mitford modeled her characters on her own ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Tales of Old Japan

    by A.B. Mitford ...
    "One of the first and in many ways still one of the best books on Japan." —The Japan TimesFirst published in 1871, Tales of Old Japan has withstood the test of time and taken its place as one of the classic volumes of Japanese literature.The book presents a broad cross section of Japanese prose-historical tales like the famous story of the Fortyseven Ronin; nonfiction reporting on marriage, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Tales of Old Japan

    by A. B. Mitford ...
    Tales of Old Japan makes earlier centuries of Japanese life vibrantly immediate to the contemporary reader. They focus on various facets of everyday existence in ancient Japan, from numerous rituals, like marriage, to sermons and fairy tales and tales of samurai warriors. Regarded as an authoritative text on Japanese culture and literature, it greatly influenced Western perceptions of Japanese ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Madame de Pompadour

    by Nancy Mitford ...
    Meet one of the most powerful women in French history in this historical biography of King Louis XV’s most famous mistress-advisor and portrait of 18th-century Versailles.When Madame de Pompadour became the mistress of Louis XV, no one expected her to retain his affections for long. A member of the bourgeoisie rather than an aristocrat, she was physically too cold for the carnal Bourbon king, and ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Blessing. Illustrated

    by Nancy Mitford ...
    The Blessing by Nancy Mitford is a witty and perceptive novel that explores marriage, cultural misunderstanding, and emotional disillusionment in postwar Europe. The story centers on Grace Allingham, a young English woman who marries the charming but self-absorbed French aristocrat Charles-Édouard. Drawn by romance and continental glamour, Grace soon discovers that married life in France brings ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • Don't Tell Alfred

    by Nancy Mitford ...
    Series Book 3 - Radlett and Montdore
    In this delightful comedy, Fanny—the quietly observant narrator of Nancy Mitford’s two most famous novels—finally takes center stage.Fanny Wincham—last seen as a young woman in The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate—has lived contentedly for years as housewife to an absent-minded Oxford don, Alfred. But her life changes overnight when her beloved Alfred is appointed English Ambassador to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Classic Collection of Nancy Mitford (5 Books). Illustrated

    Highland Fling, Christmas Pudding, Pigeon Pie, The Blessing

    by Nancy Mitford ...
    The Classic Collection of Nancy Mitford Illustrated brings together her most celebrated novels—Highland Fling, Christmas Pudding, Pigeon Pie, and The Blessing—offering a sparkling panorama of English and European society between the wars and after. With her unmistakable wit, lightness of touch, and razor-sharp social observation, Mitford turns the manners, prejudices, and absurdities of the upper ... Read more

    $0.99 USD