Noblesse Oblige: An Enquiry Into the Identifiable Characteristics of the English Aristocracy by Osbert Lancaster, Nancy Mitford

Noblesse Oblige: An Enquiry Into the Identifiable Characteristics of the English Aristocracy

Osbert Lancaster, Nancy Mitford

156 pages first pub 1956 (editions)

nonfiction essays sociology funny reflective fast-paced
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This collection of essays started with Nancy Mitford's article “The English Aristocracy”, published in 1955 in the magazine Encounter. The expressions “U” (Upper Class) and “Non-U” (non-Upper Class) came to prominence in this article, which sold o...

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