The Mitford Sisters
Dedicated to the most scandalous bunch of sisters of the 20th century. Diana the Fascist, Jessica the Communist, Unity the Hitler-lover, Nancy the Novelist, Deborah the Duchess and Pamela the unobtrusive poultry connoisseur.
You can find my non-Mitford related posts at therealhousewivesofwesteros.tumblr.com
7thAugTue
“ She was filled with a wild, unfamiliar happiness, and knew that this was love. Twice in her life she had mistaken something else for it; it was like seeing somebody in the street who you think is a friend, you whistle and wave and run after him, and it is not only not the friend, but not even very like him. A few minutes later the real friend appears in view, and then you can’t imagine how you ever mistook that other person for him. ”
- Nancy Mitford “The Pursuit of Love” (via infantiloide)
6thAugMon
“Violet is madder than ever. She said to a friend of mine, whom she has just met, do you know who I am? (I said the answer should be the man in the Iron Mask?) I am the daughter of Edward VII but don’t tell anybody.”
- Nancy Mitford writing to Harold Acton , mid 1960’s.
2ndAugThu
“ The family are in a terrible financial crisis. However we continue to eat as before (however humbly) drink and drive about in large Daimlers. Mitfords are like that. ”
- Nancy Mitford in a letter to her brother (via nicolebonnet)
5thJulThu
“ There was drama when Linda, aged ten, attempted suicide in order to rejoin an old smelly Border Terrier which Uncle Matthew had had put down. ”
- The Pursuit of Love, by Nancy Mitford (via iphigenias)
3rdJulTue
I don’t care if it’s wrong,
I kind of root for Nancy and Prod. I’ll overlook an awful lot for stories like this:
“The German Ambassador invited us to a party in German which is very rude so Rodd refused in Yiddish.” (Nancy to Decca, 1937)
26thJunTue
“ If I had a girl I should say to her, «Marry for love if you can, it won’t last, but it is a very interesting experience and makes a good begining in life. Later on, when you marry for money, for heaven’s sake let it be big money. There are no other possible reasons for marrying at all.» ”
- Nancy Mitford, Christmas Pudding. (via bookaddictiion)
5thJunTue
nancy mitford
5thJunTue
“ Muv says it’s a lovely baby so I can see she is losing her grip because she’s generally sensible about babies. ”
- Nancy Mitford to her sister Deborah, after the birth of Debo’s third child. (via studiochatter)
Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica, and Deborah Mitford (the famous Mitford sisters) sketched by the artist William Acton sometime during the early 1930’s.
17thMayThu
“ Life is sometimes sad and often dull, but there are currants in the cake, and here is one of them. ”
- Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love (via dancingtoanimaginarysong)
