A few weeks ago, the youngest Mitford sister, Deborah (aka the Duchess of Devonshire) passed away after a long and impressive life spent in dedication to the restoration of Chatsworth, an English manor house she lovingly preserved. Her life, and the lives of her five sisters, were like something straight out of Downton Abbey.

Deborah (the youngest) led arguably the most traditional life for a member of the English aristocracy, becoming a duchess while simultaneously revolutionizing the business model of the English manor. Nancy Mitford, the oldest, was a very successful fiction writer and took a French military captain for a lover, natch. Diana married a fascist party leader and spent three years imprisoned during World War II as a result. (The sisters' cousin-by-marriage Winston Churchill eventually helped her get released). Unity Mitford moved to Germany, became enamored with Third Reich culture and was even an acquaintance of Adolf Hitler. When Britain declared war on Germany she attempted suicide with a handgun in a Berlin public park. Jessica "Deca" Mitford ran away and eloped with a cousin who was fighting in the Spanish Civil War, and following his death moved to America, where she became one of the most prominent female leaders of the Communist Party. There is one more, Pamela, who didn't do much of interest.

Now explain to me why you wouldn't want to read more about these ladies?