I think you could add O.Douglas' novels to that bookshelf- not written to be comical, but gently amusing in their depiction of Lowland Scotland after the Great War, as the landed gentry become unlanded, so to speak.
Another factor to remember re the spinsters finding it hard to manage is that there were a vast number more spinsters than before or since, because of the 'surplus women' issue so well written about in 'Singled Out' by V.Nicholson.
Thank you for the reference - haven't read any O.Douglas though have heard the name. Will investigate! And the point about the "surplus women' is a good one.
I think you could add O.Douglas' novels to that bookshelf- not written to be comical, but gently amusing in their depiction of Lowland Scotland after the Great War, as the landed gentry become unlanded, so to speak.
Another factor to remember re the spinsters finding it hard to manage is that there were a vast number more spinsters than before or since, because of the 'surplus women' issue so well written about in 'Singled Out' by V.Nicholson.
Thank you for the reference - haven't read any O.Douglas though have heard the name. Will investigate! And the point about the "surplus women' is a good one.
That's a new name for me, but a period and genre I love. It's joining the list!