Servants of Empire : An Imperial Memoir of a British Family
F. R. H. Du. Boulay
Bok Engelsk 2004 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | London : : I.B.Tauris, , 2004.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (273 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements -- Margaret Du Boulay; Foreword -- C.H. Lawrence; Historical Background -- A.J. Stockwell; Preface; 1. A Letter-Writing Family; 2. Victorian Gunner: Noel Wilmot; 3. Viceroy's Secretary: James; 4. Transvaal Livings: Mary, Richard (Dick), Philip, Phyllis; 5. Man of Egypt: Philip; Appendix 1: Family of Reverend J.T. Houssemayne Du Boulay and Alice Mead Cornish; Appendix 2: The Du Boulay Family Tree; Index. - Spanning three continents, and the period from the 1880s to World War I, when Britain was at the height of its power and influence, this unusual family memoir offers a memorable glimpse of late imperial life and provides a fascinating record of the intersection of the lives of a single British family with the drama of world affairs. Drawing on an outstanding collection of over 800 original letters exchanged between six siblings and their parents, the eminent historian F.R.H. Du Boulay has brilliantly reconstructed the world of his father's generation. This book offers a compelling portrait of
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| ISBN | 9781848855717
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