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The Great War in France-a lady's intimate view
Mary King Waddington was born in New York City. She married a
French statesman, William Henry Waddington, his parents were
naturalised citizens of France and he went on to became prime
minister of his country. Mary was a prolific diarist and her
account of her experiences as the wife of a diplomat ran to several
volumes and were well regarded and quite popular at the time. At
the outbreak of the First World War, Mary was living in Paris. Hers
was the war the civilians knew and her diary gives the reader
interesting insights into the domestic life of the French nation
during the conflict. As Helen Prince writes in the introduction to
this book, 'one fact is gossip-two related facts are history.' So
we read of the two grandsons who discover a German skull, how lawns
were given over to growing potatoes; we experience railway station
goodbyes and many other poignant events and scenes which will
vividly bring this time of tragedy back to life. Once again the
reader will discover the indomitable spirit that many women
displayed in times of adversity whilst caring for children, the
poor, the dispossessed, attending to the wounded and other
charitable acts.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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