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Full of Hope and Fear: The Great War Letters of an Oxford Family at War
M Bonfiglioli
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Description for Full of Hope and Fear: The Great War Letters of an Oxford Family at War
Hardcover. A collection of First World War letters that lay forgotten for almost ninety years, allowing a unique glimpse into how the war was experienced at the time - and transporting us back to an era now slipping tantalizingly out of living memory. Editor(s): Bonfiglioli, Margaret; Munson, James. Num Pages: 448 pages, 23 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 804.
The First World War has survived as part of our national memory in a way no previous war has ever done. This collection of letters - which lay untouched for almost ninety years - allows a unique glimpse into the war as experienced by one family at the time, transporting us back to an era which is now slipping tantalizingly out of living memory. The Slaters - the family at the heart of these letters - lived in Oxford. Like most families, they were both typical and unique. Gilbert, the father of the family, had been head of ... Read more
The First World War has survived as part of our national memory in a way no previous war has ever done. This collection of letters - which lay untouched for almost ninety years - allows a unique glimpse into the war as experienced by one family at the time, transporting us back to an era which is now slipping tantalizingly out of living memory. The Slaters - the family at the heart of these letters - lived in Oxford. Like most families, they were both typical and unique. Gilbert, the father of the family, had been head of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
444
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198707172
SKU
V9780198707172
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About M Bonfiglioli
James Munson was Literary Editor of Contemporary Review from 1994 to 2012. Prior to that, he taught history at Oxford University and was for many years a script writer for BBC Television and Radio. He has also written for a wide variety of newspapers and magazines, including The Times, The Daily Telegraph, and The Guardian. He has published widely, including ... Read more
Reviews for Full of Hope and Fear: The Great War Letters of an Oxford Family at War
[A] remarkable book.
The Brown Book (Journal of Lady Margaret Hall), Elizabeth Nussbaum
This is an evocative and moving account of a family living through extraordinary times.
Martin Wellings, Methodist Recorder
The value lies in the unmediated directness.
Richard Lofthouse, Oxford Today
The Brown Book (Journal of Lady Margaret Hall), Elizabeth Nussbaum
This is an evocative and moving account of a family living through extraordinary times.
Martin Wellings, Methodist Recorder
The value lies in the unmediated directness.
Richard Lofthouse, Oxford Today