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War on Sark
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The Life and Adventures of a Clever Woman
Charlotte Morris, a young woman raised by her father with the help of his sister-in-law, is determined to live her life to be recognized as a person of "fortune, fashion and talent" and to have a "lifelong enjoyment of admination, influence, and renown". Aware that a good marriage is important in her social world, she marries Cornelius Folkstone. Once the cermony is over, he attempts to dominate her by any means, finally resorting to locking her up on bread and water until she will agree to his terms. Charlotte resists until Cornelius dies, leaving her in widowhood, a happy state of singleness that society won't allow to a single girl.
Women as Hamlet
A study of actresses playing the role of Hamlet on stage and screen.
Channel Islands Invaded
In the summer of 1940 the British Isles stood isolated and alone facing the might of a seemingly unstoppable German war machine. Never before had the United Kingdom been in a state of such uncertainty and possible peril. Fortunately the full breadth of the English Channel held back Hitler's armies, and his ambition. Not so for the Channel Islands which stand just a few miles from the French coast. To abandon British territory to the enemy was unthinkable, yet the defence of the Channel Islands was impracticable, if not impossible. It was decided, therefore, to evacuate as many as wished to leave. This is the story of the muddled evacuation, of homes, animals and families left behind, of the German bombing of the islands, the fear of those left behind, and of those first days of German Occupation, told by the Islanders themselves through memoirs and letters, the local newspapers, and the politicians who decided the fate of tens of thousands of men women and children.
The British Channel Islands Under German Occupation, 1940-1945
The British Isles have only been successfully invaded and occupied once since 1066: the German occupation of the Channel Islands from 1940-1945. This book commemorates a defining period in the history of the islands and an important aspect of contemporary British history.
Storming Hitler's British Fortress
In 1940 British forces were withdrawn from the Channel Islands, allowing the Germans to occupy British territory. Hitler was determined to hold onto what he saw as a valuable prize, and the islands were heavily fortified. However, despite being extensively defended, the occupied Channel Islands remained vulnerable to commando-style raids. Indeed, a total of nine such operations were conducted between 1940 and 1943. Many others were planned but never executed. Each one was a bold and dangerous expedition, with small groups of men daring to trespass on Hitler’s cherished British stronghold. The first of these attacks, Operation Ambassador, took place on the night of 14/15 July 1940. The seco...
Seduce Me with Sapphires
“Irresistibly sexy and witty, Jane Feather is one of the all-time greats of historical romance.“ —Madeline Hunter, New York Times bestselling author of Heiress for Hire AN AMAZON BEST OF THE MONTH SELECTION Three childhood friends dare to defy the rules of London—and love—in this glittering series from New York Times bestselling author Jane Feather . . . A FLAWED CUT . . . The Honorable Miss Fenella Grantley has a secret: she’s been taking drama classes and longs to be an actress. Ladies of her standing don’t appear on stage, but Fenella has never been one for society’s rules. She’s quite excited to take on the challenge of reading the leading role in a new play—until she...
A Materiality of Internment
More than two thousand people from the British Channel Islands were deported to and interned in Germany during the Second World War, making up as many as 60% of all interned British citizens in occupied territory during this period. This book carries out an in-depth analysis of artwork, objects, oral testimonies, archives, poetry, letters, diaries and memoirs gathered from the internees and drawing from around one hundred collections. The work is based on over 15 years of research and interviews with more than 65 former internees, and explores analytical themes and narratives of placemaking, resistance, communities, food and cooking. It also proposes new concepts and categories to help us understand objects that distinguish the experience of internment. This book will be of great value for scholars and museum professionals, as well as postgraduate students in the field of Conflict Archaeology and scholars of the Second World War. Cumulatively, this materiality comprises one of the major surviving assemblages of internees to emerge from the war, comparable in size, quality and importance with that from other theatres of war.
Out of Call Or Cry
In this study of life on Sark, the smallest of the Channel Islands, Grace Ingoldby uses her novelist's craft to weave a surprising and detailed picture of island life since the turn of the century, using the voices of the islanders, aged from nine to ninety. Sark is a feudal kingdom, still only accessible by sea, whose 500 people have kept themselves apart from the 20th century and who now find themselves in collision with it. There are no cars, no bureacracy, no divorce, and schooling is provided only up to the age of 15. Sark's massive cliffs and its isolation, once protective, have now become a liability. The book is framed by her friendship with the oldest man on the island.
Sweet Canadian Girls Abroad
By the late nineteenth century, Canadian women had begun forging careers as professional actresses, appearing not just in Canada, but in the United States, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. They played an integral role in theatrical networks and helped shape transnational middle-class culture. Taking the approach of feminist collective biography, Sweet Canadian Girls Abroad writes the lives of women who, despite their renown during their lifetimes, have been all too easily forgotten. Cecilia Morgan examines these “sweet girls’” childhoods, their experiences of work, touring, and company management, the plays in which they appeared, and the celebrity they enjoyed. In so doing she sho...
