Christopher Benfey tackles Mitford biography
Christopher Benfey, professor of English at Mount 51²Ö¿â, 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, âLife in a Cold Climateâ puts Nancy front and center. Christopher Benfey, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of English at Mount Holyoke, has reviewed it for The New York Times.
âA stylish and well-informed writer, [Laura] Thompson brings a snobbishness of her own to her sympathetic account of Mitfordâs life,â Benfey wrote. âOneâs heart sinks with every mention of ânowadays,â a sure signal that a reactionary opinion is about to be aired.â