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Hons and Rebels (Paperback) Published September 30th by NYRB Classics. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Jessica Mitford, Christopher Hitchens (Introduction) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language:Cited by: Jessica Mitford (–) was the daughter of Lord and Lady Redesdale, and she and her five sisters and one brother grew up in isolation on their parents’ Cotswold bltadwin.ruing against her family’s hidebound conservatism, Mitford became an outspoken socialist and, with her second cousin and husband-to-be Esmond Romilly, ran away to fight against Franco in the Spanish Civil War/5().  · Hons and Rebels is the hugely entertaining tale of Mitford's upbringing, which was, as she dryly remarks, “not exactly conventional Debo spent silent hours in the chicken house learning to do an exact imitation of the look of pained concentration that comes over Brand: New York Review Books.

Hons and Rebels. by. Jessica Mitford, Christopher Hitchens (Introduction) · Rating details · 4, ratings · reviews. Jessica Mitford, the great muckraking journalist, was part of a legendary English aristocratic family. Her sisters included Nancy, doyenne of the s London smart set and a noted novelist and biographer; Diana. Hons and Rebels by Jessica Mitford. Jessica Mitford was born in a family of eccentric aristocrats in England related to Winston Churchill. Two of her sisters, Unity and Diana, became famous after they befriended Hitler during the 's. Diana even married Oswald Mosley, the leader of the British Union of Fascists. Hons and rebels Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to Reddit. Hons and rebels by Jessica Mitford. Publication date Topics Mitford, Jessica -- Childhood and youth., Mitford family, Upper class families -- England., Sisters -- England -- Biography.

Jessica Mitford – Hons and Rebels Lady Fancifull. Trivia About Hons and Rebels. Amid these more shocking admissions, are woven stories honx scenes, which capture the feel,and rarified atmosphere of upper class British life. After reading The Blessing or some of it I was left with a faint regret that France had stopped using the guillotine. Jessica swung left and moved to America, where she took part in the civil rights movement and wrote her classic exposé of the undertaking business, The American Way of Death. Hons and Rebels is the hugely entertaining tale of Mitford's upbringing, which was, as she dryly remarks, “not exactly conventional Debo spent silent hours in the chicken house learning to do an exact imitation of the look of pained concentration that comes over a hen's face when it is laying an egg. (It is titled Hons and Rebels in G.B.) Jessica, of course, stuck with communism beyond the years when it was reasonable to do so, and considering that it may not be everyone's cup of tea; however, this slim autobiography of the Mitford family is not about politics but about family dynamics and it is a loving and funny look backwards by Mitford.