Enid Bagnold Libros

Drawing from her experiences as a nurse and driver during the First World War, the author offers a candid reflection on the challenges and realities of wartime life in her writings. Her unique perspective is captured in "A Diary without Dates" and "The Happy Foreigner," where she explores themes of resilience and the human spirit. While she is widely recognized for her beloved novel "National Velvet," these works also highlight her literary prowess and personal insights during a tumultuous period in history.

The book is a significant historical work that has been preserved for future generations through modern republishing efforts. It has been meticulously re-formatted, re-typed, and re-designed to ensure clarity and readability, rather than being a mere scanned copy of the original. This dedication to preservation highlights its importance in human history and aims to keep its legacy alive for contemporary and future readers.

Set against the backdrop of post-war Paris, the story follows Fanny, a young English woman dressed in new khaki, as she navigates the bustling city filled with travelers seeking refuge. With the King of England in Paris and the President of the United States expected, the atmosphere is charged with anticipation. Fanny's brief stay highlights the experiences of those arriving in the city, capturing the essence of a time when hope and uncertainty intertwine.

In mid-twentieth-century England, fourteen-year-old Velvet Brown, determined to turn the unruly horse she wins in a raffle into a champion, learns that she needs more than hard work and dedication to achieve her goal of riding her horse in the Grand National steeplechase. Suggested level: primary, intermediate

This psychological chamber piece explores the secret world of childhood through the prism of a dyed-in-the-wool British dowager Mrs. St. Maugham and her precocious and equally eccentric granddaughter Laurel. When enigmatic Miss Madrigal is hired as household companion and manager, the two finally meet their match--Amazon.com.

"Imagine To the Lighthouse written by Mrs Ramsay expecting her fifth child, and you get something of the spirit of this intense and passionate novel, which is unlike anything else ever written about pregnancy. This is maternity and childbirth twenty years before Sylvia Plath. The eponymous "squire", whose husband is abroad on business, happily awaits the arrival of the Unborn in a country house; sensuous descriptions of her own body, her garden, her greed for food and port wine, and her sharply differentiated children, merge with her thoughts about the new baby, about middle age and pain, about her quarrelling staff, and about the waning of the sexual imperative. The arrival of the midwife, an old and tested friend and a dedicated professional, initiates some extraordinary conversations about babies, gender, vocation and the maternal impulse. The relationship of these two women, as they go through one of the most ordinary yet astonishing rituals of life, is portrayed with a tender affectionate care and a deep respect. This is a very surprising book for its time, for any time." - Margaret Drabble "If a man had a child and he was also a writer we should have heard a lot about it. I wanted The Squire to be exactly as objective as if a man had had a baby." - Enid Bagnold