The heady world described by Waugh – but, besides the fun and aristocrats, there were men with shellshock, women reading for degrees, and a false sense of security as Hitler rose to power.
Not Far From Brideshead: Oxford Between the Wars
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£20.00
Edition:Hardback978147461557031/03/2022
Categories: 02. Books for the New Year 2022: History, Books for the New Year 2022, History
Tags: Social History, WW1
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Centenary edition of Cummings's autobiographical novel about his imprisonment in a French military detention camp during WW1.
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No Modernism Without Lesbians
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