Mrs Duberly''s War - Journal and Letters From the Crimea, 1854-6

Zusatztext Christine Kelly has written an excellent introduction! and her edition at last gives Fanny Duberly the recognition she deserves. s Informationen zum Autor Christine Kelly read History at Trinity College, Dublin and now lives in Oxford. An authority on the Crimean War, she took part in the Channel 4 programme on the campaign. Klappentext Mrs Duberly's journal is one of the most vivid eye-witness accounts we have of the Crimean War and was a publishing sensation in the 1850s. This edition - the first since 1856 - contains a selection of Fanny's previously unpublished letters, an editorial introduction and notes, contemporary photographs, maps, and some of Fanny's own sketches. Zusammenfassung Mrs Duberly's journal is one of the most vivid eye-witness accounts we have of the Crimean War and was a publishing sensation in the 1850s. This edition - the first since 1856 - contains a selection of Fanny's previously unpublished letters, an editorial introduction and notes, contemporary photographs, maps, and some of Fanny's own sketches. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps and Illustrations Editor's Introduction Note on the Text Editor's Note and Author's Preface, 1855 1: The Voyage (April-May 1854) 2: Embarkation and Encampment at Varna (June-August 1854) 3: The Expedition to the Crimea (September-October 1854) 4: Balaklava (October-November 1854) 5: Balaklava (December 1854-March 1855) 6: The Camp (March-July 1855) 7: The Fall of Sebastopol (July-September 1855) Notes and Commentary Biographical Notes Appendix 1: How the War Began Appendix 2: The Battle of Balaklava Further Reading Index

Product details

• Authors: Frances Isabella Duberly, Christine Kelly
• Assisted by: Kelly (Editor), Christine Kelly (Editor), Kelly Christine (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2008
• EAN: 9780199532063
• ISBN: 978-0-19-953206-3
• No. of pages: 418
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, European History, Biography: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Women, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: philosophy and social sciences