E. M. Delafield, born Edmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood, née de la Pasture on June 9, 1890, was an accomplished and celebrated British author best known for her largely autobiographical work 'The Diary of a Provincial Lady,' which first appeared as a series in 'Time and Tide' and was later published in book form in 1930. With a keen wit and wry observant style, Delafield crafted her narrative around...