Name/TitleTestament of Experience
MakerBrittain, Vera
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectPaperback book titled 'Testament of Experience: An Autobiographical Story of the Years 1925-1950' by Vera Brittain, with a new introduction by Paul Berry. The contents are:
- Foreword
- Part I:
1. British Bride
2. English Mother
3. Personal Rubicon
4. "Pulvis et Umbra Sumus"
5. The Light above the Storm-Clouds
- Part II:
6. The Clouds Descend
7. Midnight Hour
8. Valley of Humiliation
9. Dawn over Chaos
- Part III:
10. The Track of the Storm
11. Turn Again Home
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 180 x W: 106 x D: 33 mm
Date Made1957-80
Periodmid 20th century
Place MadeEngland, London
PublisherFontana Paperbacks
Publication Date1980
PublisherVirago Ltd
Publication Date1979
PublisherVictor Gollancz Ltd
Publication Date1957
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Brittain:
Vera Mary Brittain (29 December 1893 – 29 March 1970) was an English Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse, writer, feminist, socialist and pacifist. Her best-selling 1933 memoir Testament of Youth recounted her experiences during the First World War and the beginning of her journey towards pacifism [continues].
Subject and Association Keywords(auto) biography
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
Subject and Association Keywordswar & conflict
Subject and Association KeywordsPeace movement
Subject and Association KeywordsFeminism, feminist movement
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePublication
Object numberGWL-2016-118-4
Spine LabelTestament of Experience
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved