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An English governess in the Great War, the secret Brussels diary of Mary Thorp, Sophie De Schaepdrijver and Tammy M. Proctor

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An English governess in the Great War, the secret Brussels diary of Mary Thorp, Sophie De Schaepdrijver and Tammy M. Proctor

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-268) and index

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contains biographical information

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

An English governess in the Great War

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bibliography

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959032970

Responsibility statement

Sophie De Schaepdrijver and Tammy M. Proctor

Sub title

the secret Brussels diary of Mary Thorp

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

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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