The Provincial Lady At Home and Abroad - E.M. Delafield. Published by Macmillan and Company Limited, Hardback (no dust jacket) 1935. With Illustrations. Signed copy. This volume contains Diary of a Provincial Lady, The Provincial Lady Goes Further and The Provincial Lady in America. The "Provincial Lady" series is a fictional humourous diary in which she navigates the challenges of keeping her household running smoothly: a middle-class home, far from any city, in the 1930s. Furthermore, the Provincial Lady also struggles to maintain appearances, particularly in relation to the patronizing Lady Boxe, whom she tries to emulate. Edmee Elizabeth Monica Dashwood (18901943) commonly known as E. M. Delafield, was a prolific English author. She wrote novels, short stories, and plays, among other genres, but she is best known for Diary of a Provincial Lady. Condition: Good. The pages are clean and tightly bound. Around the page edges and at the front and rear and papers there is foxing,