Tory Heaven; or Thunder on the Right

TitleTory Heaven; or Thunder on the Right
Year for Search1948
AuthorsLaski, Marghanita(1915-88)
Date Published1948
PublisherCresset Press
Place PublishedLondon
ISBN Number9781910263181
KeywordsEnglish author, Female author
Annotation

Satire on class--"The whole population has been formally divided into the five classes that it naturally comprises" (53). Everything is provided for the highest class. No mixing among classes. Strikes illegal. Women not allowed to work.

Additional Publishers

U.S. ed. as Toasted English. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1949. Rpt. from the U.S. edition but with the original title and with a new preface by David Kynaston (v-xii). London: Persephone Books, 2018.

Title Note

U.S. ed. as Toasted English

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

Female author (1915-88).

Full Text

1948 Laski, Marghanita (1915-88). Tory Heaven; or Thunder on the Right. London: Cresset Press. U.S. ed. as Toasted English. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1949. Rpt. from the U.S. edition but with the original title and with a new preface by David Kynaston (v-xii). London: Persephone Books, 2018. L, PSt

Satire on class--“The whole population has been formally divided into the five classes that it naturally comprises” (53). Everything is provided for the highest class. No mixing among classes. Strikes illegal. Women not allowed to work. Female author.