Keeping Up Appearances - British Library Women Writers

Rose Macaulay's novel, first published in 1928, offers a sharp and witty commentary on how we twist our identities to fit, delivered in an intelligent and innovative style.

About the author

Rose Macaulay (1881-1958) was a novelist, essayist and travel writer known for her satirical comedy. Her last novel, The Towers of Trebizond (1956), won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and she was created a Dame in 1958. Her second novel, Dangerous Ages, was re-published in the British Library Women Writers series in 2021.

Summary

Rose Macaulay's novel, first published in 1928, offers a sharp and witty commentary on how we twist our identities to fit, delivered in an intelligent and innovative style.

Product details

• Authors: Rose Macaulay, Rose Macaulay
• Assisted by: Simon Thomas (Afterword)
• Publisher: British Library
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780712354011
• ISBN: 978-0-7123-5401-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: British Library Women Writers
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Women, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Classic fiction: general and literary, women; London; class; social; sister; commentary; identity