Ecclestone Kathryn - Testament Of Lost Youth The Early Life And Loves Of Vera Brittain - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Vera Brittain is one of the twentieth century's most significant feminist and pacifist figures. Her 1933 best - selling First World War memoir Testament of Youth is acclaimed as one of the most important autobiographies of the last hundred years. Testament of Lost Youth is the first book to examine Vera's cossetted middle - class upbringing in once - fashionable Buxton between 1905 and 1915. She condemned her 'provincial young ladyhood with remorseless fervour but were her criticisms justified or is there a more complex nuanced story? Drawing on Vera's own diary letters and a wealth of historical sources Kathryn Ecclestone uncovers the hidden layers of Vera's privileged early life. Her book challenges traditional portrayals to shed new light on the unique social atmosphere of Edwardian Buxton Vera's schooling and experience of university her family social and love life before a harrowing journey through the First World War where she lost her fianc adored brother and many friends and acquaintances. From her intellectual awakening to her battles against societal constraints this book filled with images of Vera and her family presents a nuanced exploration of a remarkable woman revealing how her early life shaped and inspired the icon the world came to know.
Title: Testament Of Lost Youth The Early Life And Loves Of Vera Brittain
Author(s): Ecclestone Kathryn
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781399036658
Pages: 280 Pages, 100 Mono Illustrations
Publication Date: 1/29/2025
Category: History