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The Age of Illusion - England in the Twenties 1920s and Thirties 1930s 1919-1940

The Age of Illusion - England in the Twenties 1920s and Thirties 1930s 1919-1940

by RonaldBlythe (Author)

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    Paperback 2001

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Synopsis

The author of Akenfield's brilliant reconstruction of life in England between the wars, a period abounding with astonishing figures from Joynson-Hicks cleaning up London's morals while defending the shooting of 379 Indians at Amritsar, to T.E. Lawrence, Mrs Meyrick being regularly raided at the '43', and the Rector of Stiffkey's remarkable capers.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 304
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 18 Oct 2001
ISBN 10: 1842122584
ISBN 13: 9781842122587
Book Overview: A critical period in English history is related enjoyably and accessibly through the many colourful personalities of the time Rediscovers forgotten crimes and scandals such as the Brighton trunk murders and the Rector Stiffkey's capers

Author Bio
Ronald Blythe has written poetry, short stories, history and literary criticism, much of it reflecting his East Anglian background. His first novel, A REASONABLE GROWTH, was published in 1960, and AKENFIELD, his remarkable evocation of rural change, appeared in 1969. It was followed by THE VIEW IN WINTER, THE AGE OF ILLUSION and the anthology WRITING IN A WAR, which contain further personal assessments of Britain's recent past. His other books are DIVINE LANDSCAPES, THE PENGUIN BOOK OF DIARIES, FIRST FRIENDS, WORD FROM WORMINGFORD, OUT OF THE VALLEY, and a volume of collected essays, FROM THE HEADLANDS. His work has been translated and filmed and has received a number of literary awards.