In Tearing Haste : Letters Between Deborah Devonshire and Patrick Leigh Fermor : Signed by the editor : Fourth printing

Fermor, Patrick Leigh ; Devonshire, The Duchess Of ; Mosley, Charlotte (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0719568587 / ISBN 13: 9780719568589

Published by John Murray, London, United Kingdom, 2008

About this Item

British edition, fourth printing, 2008. With original unclipped jacket (£25.00). Signed by the editor (Charlotte Mosley) in black ink directly to title page without dedication. Index. Illustrated. Jacket has minor patchy edge/shelf wear, the odd very small mark, odd small crease/rub to edges, minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine and to corners, a little patchy browning and the odd spot of foxing. Boards are near fine with a hint of pushing to corners and a little pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages slightly tanned. Very occasional small mark to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Tearing Haste : Letters Between Deborah Devonshire and Patrick Leigh Fermor : Signed by the editor : Fourth printing
• Publisher: John Murray, London, United Kingdom
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0719568587
• ISBN 13: 9780719568589
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

In 1956, Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire, youngest of the six Mitford sisters, invited the writer and war hero Patrick Leigh Fermor to visit Lismore Castle, in Ireland. This halcyon stay sparked off a deep friendship and a lifelong exchange of highly entertaining letters.

There can rarely have been such contrasting styles: Debo, unashamed philistine and self-professed illiterate, darts from subject to subject, dashing off letters but hitting the nail on the head again and again without even looking, while Paddy, polyglot, widely-read prose virtuoso, replies in his characteristic fluent, polished manner.

Prose notwithstanding, they have much in common: enjoyment of life, youthful high spirits, generosity and lack of malice. There are glimpses of President Kennedy's inauguration, weekends at Sandringham, filming with Erroll Flynn and, above all, of life at Chatsworth, which Debo spent much of her life restoring, and of Kardamyli, the home that Paddy built in his beloved Greece.

About the Author

Charlotte Mosley lives in Paris and has worked as a publisher and journalist. She is the editor of Love from Nancy, The Letters of Nancy Mitford, The Letters of Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh and The Mitfords, Letters Between Six Sisters.