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Iris Murdoch, writer at war : the letters and diaries of Iris Murdoch: 1939-1945 Cover Image

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Iris Murdoch, writer at war : the letters and diaries of Iris Murdoch: 1939-1945

Murdoch, Iris. (Author). Conradi, Peter J., 1945- (Added Author). Murdoch, Iris. Writer at war. (Added Author).

Summary: These never before published writings comprise Iris Murdoch's passionate wartime correspondence with two early intimates: the poet Frank Thompson, brother of the historian E.P. Thompson, who was killed in 1944, and David Hicks, with whom she had a dramatic affair, engagement, and breakup. It also includes the journal that Murdoch kept as a touring actress during August of 1939. The selection sheds new light on a brilliant young mind (""sharp and polished as a sword"" as Frances Wilson describes it), while painting a vivid picture of life during the Second World War.

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ISBN: 0199830657
ISBN: 9780199830657
Physical Description: 1 online resource (303 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	COVER; CONTENTS; GENERAL INRODUCTION & CAST-LISTS; I: COUNTDOWN TO A WAR; Introduction; The Magpie Players -- 1939; II: WRITING TO FRANK THOMPSON; Introduction; Frank -- 1940-44; III: WRITING TO DAVID HICKS; Introduction; David -- 1938-46; Postscript
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.