Noblesse Oblige (book)

Noblesse Oblige (book)

Noblesse Oblige: An Enquiry Into the Identifiable Characteristics of the English Aristocracy is a 1956 book by Nancy Mitford, illustrated by Osbert Lancaster and published by Hamish Hamilton. It was repeatedly reprinted.[1] The book helped popularise the U and non-U English classification of linguistic usage and behaviour.

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  1. ^ Noblesse Oblige Fantastic Fiction Press

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