If you have ever been exposed to the world of the British landed gentry (in books only, obv!), it is generally on the male side.  The young lads attend a public school (such as Eton), go off to one of the Oxbridge colleges, and then emerge as captains of the Empire.  The female side?  Not even close. My first exposure to their bizarre world was <i>Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford</i>, which I read and reviewed earlier this year.  The Mitford sisters were six in […]