An English Governess in the Great War : the Secret Brussels Diary of Mary Thorp.

An English Governess in the Great War : the Secret Brussels Diary of Mary Thorp.

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 transnatio...

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Main Author: De Schaepdrijver, Sophie
Other Authors: Proctor, Tammy M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Thorp, Mary, > 1864-1945 > Diaries.
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, British.
English diaries > Belgium > Brussels.
Governesses > Belgium > Brussels > Diaries.
World War, 1914-1918 > Social aspects > Belgium > Brussels.
Civilians in war > Belgium > Brussels > History > 20th century.
Brussels (Belgium) > Biography.
Biographies
Diaries
History
Personal narratives > British
Online Access:CONNECT
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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