Jessica Mitford

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born

in The United Kingdom

September 11, 1917

died

July 22, 1996

gender

female

website

http://www.themitfordinstitute.org/

genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction

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Jessica Lucy Freeman-Mitford was an English author, journalist and political campaigner, who was one of the Mitford sisters. She gained American citizenship in later life.

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Jessica Mitford's Books

Average rating: 4.05 · 2,649 ratings · 337 reviews · 15 distinct works · Similar authors

	Hons and Rebels by Jessica Mitford, Christopher Hitchens (Introduction) 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 1,149 ratings — published 1960 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The American Way of Death Revisited 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 775 ratings — published 1998 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford by Jessica Mitford, Peter Y. Sussman (Editor) 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 183 ratings — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The American Way of Death 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 1961 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The American Way of Birth 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 121 ratings — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Fine Old Conflict 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 90 ratings — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poison Penmanship: The Gentle Art of Muckraking by Jessica Mitford, Carl Bernstein (Afterword) 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1979 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kind and Usual Punishment: The Prison Business 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 31 ratings — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Making Of A Muckraker 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Trial Of Dr. Spock, The Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr, Michael Goodman And Marcus Raskin 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Jessica Mitford

“You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty.”
― Jessica Mitford

tags: muck-raking, social-action, writing

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“Objectivity? I always have an objective. ”
― Jessica Mitford

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“A thirteen-year-old is a kaleidoscope of different personalities, if not in most ways a mere figment of her own imagination. At that age, what and who you are depends largely on what book you happen to be reading at the moment.”
― Jessica Mitford, Hons and Rebels

tags: books, reading, teenagers

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Mad World: Evelyn Waugh And The Secrets Of Brideshead by Paula Byrne

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The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz by Denis Avey

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The Weimar Republic 1919-1933 by Ruth Henig

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