An English Governess in the Great War
Author | : Mary Thorp |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2017 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190276706 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190276703 |
Rating | : 4/5 (703 Downloads) |
Download or read book An English Governess in the Great War written by Mary Thorp and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 transnational conflict.