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Highland fling by Mitford, Nancy, 1904-1973 is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Highland fling about?

In Highland Fling—Nancy Mitford’s first novel, published in 1931—a set of completely incompatible and hilariously eccentric characters collide in a Scottish castle, where bright young things play pranks on their stodgy elders until the frothy plot climaxes in ghost sightings and a dramatic fire. Inspired in part by Mitford’s youthful infatuation with a Scottish aristocrat, her story follows young Jane Dacre to a shooting party at Dulloch Castle, where she tramps around a damp and chilly moor on a hunting expedition with formidable Lady Prague, xenophobic General Murgatroyd, one-eyed Admiral Wenceslaus, and an assortment of other ancient and gouty peers of the realm, while falling in love with Albert, a surrealist painter with a mischievous sense of humor. Lighthearted and sparkling with witty banter, Highland Fling was Mitford’s first foray into the delightful fictional world for which the author of The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate later became so celebrated.

Who reads Highland fling?

Author

Mitford, Nancy, 1904-1973

Publisher

Hamish Hamilton

Published

1975

Language

EN

ISBN

9780955960222

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Children'S, Fiction

Rating

3.41 / 5 (75 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14