TESTAMENT OF YOUTH

by Vera Brittain ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 10, 1933

An extraordinary human document, and a side of the war years which, up to this time, has not been adequately presented, the side of youth and womanhood and a life broken in two by personal loss and the seal of tragedy. This is the story of the first quarter of the twentieth century, as experienced by a girl, brought up in a conventional, cultured, comfortable, middle-class setting, where her desire to go to Oxford was considered unfeminine and ultramodern. Inadequately prepared, the youth of England were swept into the war, and through letters, diaries, and memory records she has recreated what the war meant to the generation that came to maturity in its hold crucible. Although essentially English, in the picture of conditions, then and now, of viewpoint, of problems, there is a great basic truth in the whole conception that gives it a universality. Not easy reading, but sure to secure a wide public of thoughtful readers. Good for the long haul.

Pub Date: Oct. 10, 1933

ISBN: 0143039237

Page Count: -

Publisher: Macmillan

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1933

Categories: NONFICTION