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“(Query here becomes unavoidable: Does not a misplaced optimism exist, common to all mankind, leading on to false conviction that social engagements, if dated sufficiently far ahead, will never really materialise?)”

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Diary of a Provincial Lady

This book is a compilation of personal essays and anecdotes that chronicle the everyday experiences and observations of a woman living in a rural English village. The author shares her observations on local customs, social interactions, and the challenges of domestic life, offering a unique perspective on rural life in the early 20th century. more

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E.M. Delafield

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