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Another good book by Delafield. First off this was written in 1915 during WWI and is based on a group of women are working at the hospital in the day and in a canteen (serving fast food and beer or wine). The head of this operation is a woman with a very large sense of her... Read Full Overview

Another good book by Delafield. First off this was written in 1915 during WWI and is based on a group of women are working at the hospital in the day and in a canteen (serving fast food and beer or wine). The head of this operation is a woman with a very large sense of her... Read Full Overview

"The War-Workers" by E. M. Delafield is a novel set during World War I, focusing on the lives of women engaged in war work at the Midland Supply Dep t in Questerham. The story primarily revolves around Charmian Vivian, the director of the depot, who is portrayed as a dedicated... Read Full Overview

Set in England during World War I, this novel follows a group of women who work in a munitions factory and the challenges they face balancing their duties as patriotic citizens with their personal aspirations and relationships. The book explores themes of feminism, class,... Read Full Overview

Edm e Elizabeth Monica Dashwood, (1890 -1943), commonly known as E. M. Delafield, was a prolific English author. She is best known for her largely autobiographical Diary of a Provincial Lady, which took the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman living... Read Full Overview

"Miss Vivian cutting bread-and-butter She does quite enough without that, Henderson. She had the D.G.V.O. in there yesterday afternoon for ages. I thought he was never going. I stood outside her door for half an hour, I should think, absolutely hung up over the whole of my work,... Read Full Overview

Set in England during World War I, this novel follows a group of women who work in a munitions factory and the challenges they face balancing their duties as patriotic citizens with their personal aspirations and relationships. The book explores themes of feminism, class,... Read Full Overview

The War Workers is a novel written by E. M. Delafield and published in 1918. Set during World War I, the book explores the lives of women who worked in factories and other industries to support the war effort. The story centers around two sisters, Clem and Hetty, who leave their... Read Full Overview

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The War Workers is a novel written by E. M. Delafield and published in 1918. The book is set during World War I and follows the lives of a group of women who work in a munitions factory. The main character is Diana Massingberd, a young woman from a wealthy family who decides... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"The War Workers" from E. M. Delafield. Prolific English author (1890-1943).

At the Midland Supply Dep t in the England of the First World War, a group of young women are busy at their war-work, under the spell of their charismatic and indefatigable leader, Charmian Vivian. But is Charmian really as motivated by patriotism as she claims? Can her commitment... Read Full Overview

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