Testament of Youth/Testament of Friendship/Testament of Experience (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Vera Brittain
- First Published: 1933
- Type of Work: Autobiography
- Time of Work: 1893-1950
- Setting: England, France, Malta, Scandinavia, Germany, the United States, and India
- Principal Characters: Vera (Mary) Brittain, Edward Brittain, Roland Leighton, George Catlin, Winifred Holtby, John Catlin, Shirley Catlin
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Memory, Social reform, Tradition, World War II, Manners or customs, Feminism, World War I, Lifestyles, Pacifism
Form and Content
The three autobiographical books written by Vera Brittain owe their popularity to the fact that they represent more than personal history. They are interpretations of a time when a secure old world was dying and a cruel, horrifying new era was being born. As a young woman who lost those she loved in World War I, who dedicated herself to the causes of pacifism and feminism after the war, and who then survived World War II, once again to plunge into the fight for peace and for the rights of women, Brittain represents the victories and defeats, the hopes...
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