In Pursuit of the English Year First Published: 1960 First Published by: MacGibbon & Kee Category: Non-Fiction This Edition: British first edition click on image for larger version

From the book jacket: In Pursuit of the English is the story of a part of Mrs Lessing's life, opening with her departure from South Africa and embodying her first crucial years in England. It is an account characterized by a revealing eye and a balance of humour and humanity. Some of the English, she learned from living in a London working-class home, are lusty, quarrelsome, unscrupulous and full-blooded; in fact, quite unlike what they are supposed to be. Also see: American Editions O T H E R . E D I T I O N S Granada British hardcover reissue Published 1977 ISBN: 0-246-11042-2 Panther (Granada) British paperback reprint Published 1980, reprinted 1985 ISBN: 0-586-04942-8 [Current Edition] Flamingo (HarperCollins) British softcover reprint Published April 1993 ISBN: 0-00-654516-5 Special thanks to Doris Lessing for sending this book to include in the site.