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The Great Silence: Britain from the Shadow of the First World War to the Dawn of

The Great Silence: Britain from the Shadow of the First World War to the Dawn of the Jazz Age Paperback - 2011

by Nicolson, Juliet

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Armistice Day 1918 dawns with great joy for victorious Britain, but the nation must confront the carnage war has left in its wake. In "The Great Silence," Nicolson looks through the prism of daily life to narrate the rich but unknown history of the slow healing Britain undergoes in the two years following that day.

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  • Title The Great Silence: Britain from the Shadow of the First World War to the Dawn of the Jazz Age
  • Author Nicolson, Juliet
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition Th
  • Condition Used - Acceptable
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Grove Press, NEW YORK
  • Date 2011-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # GOR013476354
  • ISBN 9780802145406 / 080214540X
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1919
    • Cultural Region: British
    • Ethnic Orientation: British
    • Holiday: Mother's Day
  • Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - Social life and customs -, Great Britain - Social conditions - 20th
  • Dewey Decimal Code 941

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About the author

Juliet Nicolson is the granddaughter of Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, and the daughter of Nigel Nicolson. She lives in London and Sissinghurst, Kent. She is the author of the bestseller The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm.