Wigs on the Green

by Nancy Mitford

Book Overview

Nancy Mitford's most controversial novel, unavailable for decades, is a hilarious satirical send-up of the fascist political enthusiasms of her sisters Unity and Diana, and of her notorious brother-in-law, Sir Oswald Mosley.

Written in 1934, early in Hitler's rise, Wigs on the Green lightheartedly skewers the devoted followers of British fascism. The sheltered and unworldy Eugenia Malmain is one of the richest girls in England and an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307740854
• ISBN13: 9780307740854
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.0"