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Love in a Cold Climate
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Love in a Cold Climate1

  Nancy Mitford Nancy Mitford, author of Love in a Cold Climate (1949), in 1970. (more) Love in a Cold Climate novel by Mitford Ask the Chatbot a Question More Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/Love-in-a-Cold-Climate Feedback Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Feedback Type Select a type (Required) Factual Correction Spelling/Grammar Correction Link Correction Additional Information Other Your Feedback Submit Feedback Thank you for your feedback Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

  External Websites Ask the Chatbot a Question Written by Anna Bogen Anna Bogen is a DPhil candidate at the University of Sussex. She is currently writing her doctoral thesis on early twentieth-century fiction and women's education. She has published... Anna Bogen Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Dec 13, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot a Question Love in a Cold Climate, novel written by English author Nancy Mitford and published in 1949. Love in a Cold Climate, a comedy of manners, is set in roughly the same time and place as Mitford’s earlier novel The Pursuit of Love (1945) and delves into British aristocratic society between the two world wars. Love in a Cold Climate tells the story of Polly Montdore, an heiress whose unconventional choice of husband not only shocks her own family, but also provides scandal enough to occupy all of her wealthy acquaintances. It is the second of three of Mitford’s novels that ...(100 of 384 words)

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