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Lesson 11—The Pen of My Aunt
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I. Author
II. World War II
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Life
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II. World War II
Two Blocs
France Occupied
Ending
German Occupation of France
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Josephine Tey
Elizabeth Mackintosh (1896—1952),
one of the best-known and best-loved of all
crime writers, wrote mysteries under the pe
n names of Gordon Daviot and Josephine T
ey.
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As a Scottish writer and dramatist, she wrote 8 mystery novels, 6 of which feature Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard.
Much of the novels’ appeal comes from Tey's loving portrayal of traditional English country living, and life on a horse-breeding farm. By a fascinating character study, her novels are powerful combination and make for fascinating plots.
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born in Inverness, Scotland in 1896
attended the Royal Academy and later the Anstley Physical Training College in Birmingham, England, after which she taught physical education
in 1926 she began writing short stories, novels, and a successful play, Richard of Bordeaux, under the Daviot pseudonym
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successful publication of her first detective novel The Man in the Queue (1929), featuring her Scotland Yard detective Alan Grant
Her initial crime novel under the pseudonym Josephine Tey, A Shilling for Candles, was published in 1936.
died in London in 1952, leaving her entire estate to the National Trust
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Six Novels in the Alan Grant Mysteries by Tey
1. The Man in the Queue (1929)2. A Shilling for Candles (1936)
3. The Franchise Affair (1948) 4. To Love and Be Wise (1950)5. The Daughter of Time (1951)6. The Singing Sands (1952)
The Franchise Affair The Daughter of Time—for which she is still best remembered—in his Crime & Mystery: The 100 Best Books.
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The Man in the Queue (The first book in the Alan Grant series) (1929)
A Shilling for Candles(The second book in the Alan Grant series) (1936)
The Franchise Affair(The third book in the Alan Grant series)(1948)
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To Love and Be Wise(The fourth book in the Alan Grant series) (1950)
The Daughter of Time (The fifthbook in the Alan Grant series) (1951)
The Singing Sands(The sixth book in the Alan Grant series) (1952)
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Novels
Kif: An Unvarnished History (1929)
The Expensive Halo (1931)
The Privateer (1952)
More Pictures
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Tey's first book An Unvarnished
History, a novel originally
published under the pseudonym
of Gordon Daviot in 1929. It is a
sad story of a young man's
downward path in the hard years
in England after WWI.
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Crime Novels By Josephine Tey
Miss Pym Disposes (1946)
Brat Farrar (1949)
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Robert Barnard remarks, “Tey's enduring fame rests on the love with which her readers regard her books.”
Unlike the usual writers of puzzle-plots she was not content with formula and managed to tell different sorts of stories in different ways. In doing so she often disregarded the conventions of the whodunit, producing books that Barnard describes as resting in the hinterlands between the crime novel and the "novel proper." "They all have crime at their heart," he notes, "but they are as far as possible from the 'body in the library' formula."
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The mystery elements are understated, which makes Brat Farr
ar one of those "hinterland" novels that defies the conventions
of the well-made detective story. Tey also plays with the twinni
ng of the two brothers Simon and Patrick, so alike and yet so di
fferent. By tipping her hand about Patrick's identity at the nove
l's opening Tey reduces the traditional whodunit element, but
by reversing the character types she increases the novel's impa
ct. — Robert Barnard
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World War II (the Second World War) was a global
conflict that began on July 7, 1937 in Asia and
September 1, 1939 in Europe and lasted until 1945,
involving the majority of the world's countries and
every inhabited continent.
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It was the most extensive and expensive armed
conflict in the history of the World. Attributed in
varying degrees to the Treaty of Versailles, the Great
Depression, nationalism, and militarism, the causes
of the war are a matter of debate.
Others argue that the two world wars are one conflict
separated only by a "ceasefire".
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Fighting occurred across the Atlantic Ocean, in
Western and Eastern Europe, in the Mediterranean
Sea, Africa, the Middle East, in the Pacific and South
East Asia, and it continued in China.
In Europe, the war ended with the surrender of
Germany on May 8, 1945 (V-E and Victory Days), but
continued in Asia until Japan surrendered on August
15, 1945 (V-J Day).
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Approximately 57 million people died as a result of the wa
r, including acts of genocide such as the Holocaust, the Ra
pe of Nanking, and General Ishii Shiro's Unit 731 experime
nts in Pingfan. As a case of total war, it involved the "home
front" and bombing of civilians to a new degree. Atomic w
eapons, jet aircraft, and RADAR were only a few of many w
ar-time inventions.
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The belligerents of the Second World War are usually
considered to belong to either of the two blocs: the
Axis and the Allies.
The Axis Powers consisted primarily of Germany,
Italy, and Japan, which split the Earth into three
spheres of influence under the Tripartite Pact of
1940.
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Among the Allied powers, the "Big Three" were the
United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and the United
States. The independent dominions and colonies of
the British Empire, Brazil, Canada, France, etc. were
also counted among the Allies.
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France was invaded on May 10, 1940 ending the Phony War and beginning the Battle of France.
In the first phase of the invasion, German bypassed the Maginot Line and split the Allies into two by driving to the English Channel.
Then German forces invaded France dominious, and created the Vichy France puppet government.
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Allied forces stationed in Italy invaded the French
Riviera on August 15 and linked up with forces from
Normandy. On August 25, the Allies captured Paris.
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The end of World War II—France Occupied.
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The end of the war was also seen as the end of
Britain's position as a global superpower and the
emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union
as the dominant powers in the world. Friction had
been building up between the two before the end of
the war, and, with the collapse of the Nazi Germany,
relations spiraled downward. The Cold War had
begun.
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The end of World War II—Ending.
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France image
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Courance, 61 km south of Paris, is described as ‘one of the lovliest gardens in France’. Its good design sense used to prevail all over European comfortable domestic gardens. In the Second World War, it was occupied by the Germans from 1947 to 1954.
The park underwent further restoration after 1948.
Chateau de Courance
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The original memorial (photo on the right) depicted a
digger about to bayonet a German eagle in memory of
the recapture of the village from the Germans in “the
finest single feat of the war” described by a British
general in the First World War .
However, during their occupation of France in the
Second World War, it was destroyed by German
soldiers.
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After the Second World War, the villagers rebuilt this
striking memorial. It depicts a 2.5m digger in battle
dress and stands in the village of Mont St. Quentin.
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The end of World War II—German Occupation of France.
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