Testament of a Generation: The Journalism of Vera Brittain and Winifred Holtby

by Vera Brittain, Winifred Holtby, Paul Berry (Editor)

Genres: History, Journalism, Nonfiction, Essays, Feminism, British Literature

390 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Vera Mary Brittain was an English writer and pacifist, best remembered as the author of the best-selling 1933 memoir Testament of Youth, recounting her experiences during World War I and the beginning of her journey towards pacifism.

Her daughter is Shirley Vivian Teresa Brittain Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby, who is a British politician and academic who represents the Liberal Democrats.

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both Holtby and Brittain are very readable. I think they would be very sad though, if they'd known how little progress there would be in the causes they supported between then and now.