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Mentioned as a book written in German by the anti-Semitic Houston Stewart Chamberlain, which was translated into English by the Mitford sisters' grandfather, establishing a connection between the family and anti-Semitic ideology.

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Referenced twice: first when discussing that anyone who read it would know about Nazi genocidal ambitions, and later noting that Unity Mitford had a signed copy from Hitler that she used like an autograph book for Nazi luminaries.

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Referenced as Nancy Mitford's novel where the character Uncle Matthew is based on the Mitford sisters' father Lord Redesdale. Later mentioned again as one of Nancy's brilliant novels that cast a 'golden luster' over the family.

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Mentioned alongside The Pursuit of Love as one of Nancy Mitford's brilliant novels that helped make the fascist affiliations of Diana and Unity seem eccentric and glamorous rather than monstrous.

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Referenced as the first biography of Unity Mitford, published in 1977 with the subtitle 'The Frivolity of Evil' - a play on Hannah Arendt's 'banality of evil.' Described as less generous to Unity than Laura Thompson's later work.

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Explicitly quoted from when discussing Unity's relationship with Hitler. Described as a brilliant book about all the Mitford sisters that is more generous to Unity than the David Price Jones biography.

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Referenced as a comparison - the character Lord Darlington in this novel is compared to British aristocrats between the wars who believed Britain and Germany should be friends and allies.

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Mentioned (transcribed as 'wild bodies') as being dedicated by Evelyn Waugh to Diana Mitford, illustrating her status as a society beauty and bright young thing.

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Referenced as 'the Lord Skidelsky biography' of Oswald Mosley, noted for apparently not including a damning telegram Mosley sent to Julius Streicher about Jewish corruption.

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Described as 'that very sinister text' containing the darkest anti-Semitic tropes, which Lady Redesdale became devoted to, writing 'too true, I always said so' in the margins.