An Ulsterwoman in England 1924–1941

First published in 1942, this volume offers an informal sketch of England from the perspective of a Northern Irish woman.

Nesca A. Robb (Author)

9781107605268, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 February 2012

186 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 1.1 cm, 0.21 kg

First published in 1942, this volume offers an informal sketch of England from the perspective of a Northern Irish woman. Written by Nesca A. Robb, a native of Belfast, the volume was intended as a personal record of the author's impressions of life in England, from about 1924, when she went up to Oxford, to the onset of the Second World War. The volume presents great events side by side with small, mirroring the author's individual experiences and memories, and offering an illuminating glimpse of life in England during a critical part of the twentieth century.

Foreword
1. The Sassenach
2. Closer acquaintance
3. Crisis: September 1938
4. The lying peace
5. The reluctant foe
6. The breaking storm
7. Departmental ditty
8. Midwinter
9. Women and war
10. Summer's lease
11. In the Blitz
12. Here and there
13. Oxford again
14. Another year
15. Conclusion.

Subject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW]