The Provincial Lady

E.M. Delafield, born Edmée Elizabeth Monica Dashwood in 1890, was an esteemed English author best known for her largely autobiographical work 'The Diary of a Provincial Lady,' published in 1930. Delafield's incisive wit and satirical storytelling have situated her within the pantheon of early 20th-century women writers who adeptly critiqued the social mores of their time. She was educated at a con...