Dear Jelly: family letters from the First World War
by Ridley, Sarah.
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BookPublisher: Franklin Watts 2014ISBN: 9781445128177; 1445128179.Classification number: 940.41 RIDSubject(s): Semple -- Correspondence -- Juvenile literature | Semple -- Correspondence -- Juvenile literature | Semple -- Correspondence -- Juvenile literature | Semple -- Correspondence -- Juvenile literature | Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Correspondence -- Juvenile literature | World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France -- Sources -- Juvenile literature | World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British -- Juvenile literatureSubject: Like so many families across the world, the Semple family were split apart by the First World War. While William and Robert were fighting the Germans in France, their younger sisters, Mabel and Jelly (Eileen), had to carry on with school back in England. To keep in touch, they wrote letters. The sisters treasured these letters, which gave snapshots of their brothers' lives as soldiers. Many of the letters included cartoon illustrations to amuse the sisters. This book presents these letters with their illustrations.
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Like so many families across the world, the Semple family were split apart by the First World War. While William and Robert were fighting the Germans in France, their younger sisters, Mabel and Jelly (Eileen), had to carry on with school back in England. To keep in touch, they wrote letters. The sisters treasured these letters, which gave snapshots of their brothers' lives as soldiers. Many of the letters included cartoon illustrations to amuse the sisters. This book presents these letters with their illustrations.
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