Christopher Benfey tackles Mitford biography
Christopher Benfey, professor of English at ɬ, reviews the new Nancy Mitford biography for The New York Times.
The six Mitford sisters are a source of seemingly never-ending fascination, but eldest sister Nancy often gets short shrift.
Fortunately a new biography, “Life in a Cold Climate” puts Nancy front and center. Christopher Benfey, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of English at ɬ, has reviewed it for The New York Times.
“A stylish and well-informed writer, [Laura] Thompson brings a snobbishness of her own to her sympathetic account of Mitford’s life,” Benfey wrote. “One’s heart sinks with every mention of ‘nowadays,’ a sure signal that a reactionary opinion is about to be aired.”