EAN: | 9780750953665 |
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Sachgruppe: | Geschichte |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Seitenzahl: | 192 |
Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Herausgeber: | Johnston, Flora |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 03.03.2014 |
Untertitel: | The Remarkable Memoir of Scottish Scholar Christina Keith on the Western Front |
Schlagworte: | Biography / Autobiography |
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Christina Keith came from the small town of Thurso on the far north coast of Scotland. Highly intelligent and ambitious, she became a lecturer in Classics at a time when that was still a brave and unusual choice for a woman. Towards the end of the First World War she left behind the sheltered world of academia to live and work among soldiers of all social backgrounds as a lecturer with the Army's education scheme in France. She writes with warmth and humour of her experiences. When she and a companion travel across the devastated battlefields, just a short time after the guns have fallen silent, her descriptions are both evocative and moving. This unique memoir is an unforgettable read.