A Pacifist's War: 1

by Frances Partridge (Author)

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  Paperback
  1999

  $3.29

  At the outset of the Second World War Ralph and Frances Partridge were both convinced pacifists. These extracts from Frances war diary present an intimate and vivid picture of their life at Ham Spray in Wiltshire , which was a refuge to a wide range of friends, including many of their fellow 'Bloomsberries', as well as a stream of refugees and the dispossessed. Frances's diaries give a candid, intimate picture of their domestic upheavals and rich intellectual life, while also noting her sharp observations about nature and world events.

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $4.08

  At the outset of the Second World War Ralph and Frances Partridge were both convinced pacifists. These extracts from Frances' war diary present an intimate and vivid picture of their life at Ham Spray in Wiltshire embracing general aspects of activity such as music, reading and conversation, as well as evocative descriptions of nature.