An English Governess in the Great War : the Secret Brussels Diary of Mary Thorp.

Mary Thorp, an English governess working for a Belgian-Russian family in German-occupied Brussels, kept a secret war diary from September 1916 to January 1919. This long-forgotten diary sheds light on an important aspect of the First World War: civilian life under military occupation in a transnatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: De Schaepdrijver, Sophie
Otros Autores: Proctor, Tammy M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Temas:
Thorp, Mary, > 1864-1945 > Diaries.
Thorp, Mary, > 1864-1945.
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, British.
English diaries > Belgium > Brussels.
Governesses > Belgium > Brussels > Diaries.
World War, 1914-1918 > Social aspects > Belgium > Brussels.
Civilians in war > Belgium > Brussels > History > 20th century.
Journaux intimes anglais > Belgique > Bruxelles.
Gouvernantes > Belgique > Bruxelles > Journaux intimes.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Aspect social > Belgique > Bruxelles.
Guerre > Participation des civils > Belgique > Bruxelles > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Civilians in war.
English diaries.
Governesses.
Social aspects.
Brussels (Belgium) > Biography.
Bruxelles (Belgique) > Biographies.
Belgium > Brussels.
Biographies.
Diaries.
History.
Personal narratives > British.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: "Still I Feel I Did My Duty" : Diary of an English Governess, 1916-1919
  • Historical Background: Life in an Occupied City : Brussels
  • Framing the Diary : A Note from the Editors
  • Mary Thorp's Diary
  • Part 1. No "Eleventh Hour" : September 1916-February 1917
  • Part 2: "Qui Vivra Verra" : March-December 1917
  • Part 3: "We Still Hear the Same Eternal Cannon" : January-October 1918
  • Part 4. "The Book of Peace!!!" : October 1918-January 1919
  • Epilogue: "Quite Nice to Be Remembered"
  • Appendix: Thorp Family Tree.

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