Christmas at High Rising: A Virago Modern Classic

Product Description Originally published in the 1930s and 1940s and never before collected, these stories by the incomparable Angela Thirkell relate merry scenes of a trip to the pantomime, escapades on ice, a Christmas Day gone awry, and an electrifying afternoon for Laura Morland and friends at Low Rising, not to mention the chatter of the arty set at a London private view. Charming, irreverent and full of mischievous humour, they offer the utmost entertainment in any season of the year. Review Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself (Alexander McCall Smith) --Alexander McCall SmithThese stories are a seasonal delight ... they will provide hours of laugh-out-loud enjoyment for all ages These stories are a seasonal delight ... they will provide hours of laugh-out-loud enjoyment for all ages --The LadyTo be so witty and charming yet also so brilliantly brusque and practical as Laura Morland is my new year's resolution --Pippa Wright, author of The Foster Husband Book Description An exclusive, never-before-collected selection of sparkling stories by Angela Thirkell that will charm, delight and entertain. About the Author Angela Thirkell (1890-1961) wrote many works of fiction and non-fiction, including twenty-nine 'Barsetshire' novels, which won her great popularity and acclaim. The first of these, High Rising, was published in 1933. Her relatives included Edward Burne-Jones, Rudyard Kipling and Stanley Baldwin, and her godfather was JM Barrie. She was twice married and had four children.