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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 tran...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thorp, Mary, 1864-1945 (Author)
Other Authors: De Schaepdrijver, Sophie (Editor), Proctor, Tammy M., 1968- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Thorp, Mary, > 1864-1945 > Diaries.
Thorp, Mary, > 1864-1945.
World War (1914-1918)
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.
Brussels (Belgium) > Biography.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Civilians in war.
English diaries.
Governesses.
Social aspects.
Belgium > Brussels.
1900-1999
Personal narratives.
Biography.
Diaries.
History.
Personal narratives > British.

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Call Number: D640 .T59 2017
 
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