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Letters from a lost generation : First World War letters of Vera Brittain and four friends : Roland Leighton, Edward Brittain, Victor Richardson, Geoffrey Thurlow /

This poignant work collects letters written from 1913 to 1918 between Vera Brittain and four young men - her fiance Roland Leighton, her younger brother Edward, and their two close friends, Victor Richardson and Geoffrey Thurlow - who were killed in World War I. While this correspondence inspired Te...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brittain, Vera, 1893-1970 (Author)
Other Authors: Bishop, Alan (Editor), Bostridge, Mark (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Virago, 2008.
Edition:Anniversary edition.
Subjects:
Brittain, Vera, > 1893-1970 > Correspondence.
Brittain, Vera, > 1893-1970 > Friends and associates.
Brittain, Vera, > 1893-1970.
World War (1914-1918)
World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, British.
Women authors, English > 20th century > Correspondence.
Pacifists > Great Britain > Correspondence.
Friendship.
Pacifists.
Women authors, English.
Great Britain.
Warfare and Defence.
1900-1999
Personal narratives > British.
Records and correspondence.
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Summary:This poignant work collects letters written from 1913 to 1918 between Vera Brittain and four young men - her fiance Roland Leighton, her younger brother Edward, and their two close friends, Victor Richardson and Geoffrey Thurlow - who were killed in World War I. While this correspondence inspired Testament of Youth, Brittain's classic memoir of her wartime experiences, most of the letters are published here for the first time.
Item Description:Originally published: London: Little, Brown, 1998.
Physical Description:xix, 427 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 20 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781844085705
1844085708