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- 1 2 The Pursuit of Laughter by Diana Mosley The Evening Standard. 5 January 2009
- ↑ Lady Mosley Daily Telegraph. 13 August 2003
- ↑ Mosley, Diana (1977). A Life of Contrasts. Hamish Hamilton.
- ↑ Diana Mosley The Economist. 28 August 2003
- 1 2 3 Dalley, Jan (2000). Diana Mosley: A Life. Faber & Faber.
- ↑ Mosley, Diana (2008). The Pursuit of Laughter. Gibson Square.