Frances Isabella Duberly

Mrs Duberly's War

Journal and Letters from the Crimea, 1854-6
Herausgeber: Kelly, Christine

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Produktbeschreibung

Mrs Duberly's journal is one of the most vivid eye-witness accounts of the Crimean War and was a publishing sensation in the 1850s. This edition is the first since 1856 and contains a selection of previously unpublished letters, an editorial introduction and notes, and some of Fanny's own sketches.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 418
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 416g
• ISBN-13: 9780199532063
• ISBN-10: 0199532060
• Artikelnr.: 23481415

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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