Party in the Blitz : the English years / Elias Canetti ; translated from the German by Michael Hofmann ; with an afterword by Jeremy Adler.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-244) and index.

Out of England -- No-one in England or the silence of contempt -- Amersham -- "Durris", Stubbs Wood, Chesham Bois -- The street sweeper -- Herbert Read -- Vices and virtues of English parties -- Hampstead: a gathering of poets -- Kathleen Raine -- Aymer and his mother -- Visit in Mochrum -- Lord David Stewart -- Mrs. Phillimore. Bertrand Russell -- Arthur Waley -- Diana Spearman -- Enoch Powell -- Veronica Wedgwood -- Misery at parties -- Franz Steiner -- Downshire Hill -- J.D. Bernal -- Geoffrey Pyke -- Freddie Uhlman -- Ce poids! Ce poids! -- Henry Moore and Roland Penrose. The party in the Blitz. The battle of Britain. Hampstead Heath -- Hampstead Church Row. The cemetery -- The party at Penrose's. The firemen -- The Freemasons arms. Friedl -- Friedl's generosity. The blouse. Stevie Smith -- Oskar Kokoschka -- Iris Murdoch -- Vaughan Williams -- Aymer -- England, an island -- Speed -- Some varieties of arrogance.