The Pursuit of Laughter give us a little of her wit. The Pursuit of Laughter does neither and thus the Diana who emerges from its pages is, unforgivably, nothing more than a snobbish dullard with a startling line in rhetorical leaps." Acknowledgements (466) Index (467) The Pursuit of Laughter The Pursuit of Laughter is a 2008 collection of diaries, articles, reviews and portraits by Diana Mitford. The book was published by Gibson Square and edited by Martin Rynja. Mitford's sister, Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, provides the introduction. The title is a homage to another Mitford sister's book, Nancy Mitford's "The Pursuit of Love".
Sisters of the Holy Family of Villefranche Sisters of the Holy Family of Villefranche The Sisters of the Holy Family of Villefranche (French: "Sœurs de la Sainte-Famille de Villefranche"; Latin: "Congregatio Sororum a Sacra Familia"; abbreviation: "S.F.") is a religious institute of pontifical right whose members profess public vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience and follow the evangelical way of life in common. Members dedicated themselves to instruction and education of youth, especially the poor. This religious institute was founded in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France, in 1816, by st. Émilie de Rodat, and received pontifical status in 1869. The sisters have houses in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Philippines.