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This volume presents text and commentary on an unknown novel by the suffragette Rebecca West which aims to shed light on the society and culture of the period.
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first section of The Sentinel (Book I), introducingthyou~ger Adel~3 Fun~tval, begins with a plot that mixes fantasy a family history, while the mam body of the novel (Books !T and rr has ~ts origins in the history of early twentieth-century feminism. 1 particular focus IS the WSPU and the young R ebecca's involve.
Dec 1, 2001 · This volume presents text and commentary on an unknown novel by the suffragette Rebecca West which aims to shed light on the society and culture of the period. The novel offers a panorama of English society, West covers issues ranging from contemporary concerns within the feminist movement (feminism and socialism, female desire ...
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- Kathryn Laing
Nov 1, 2001 · The Sentinel: An Incomplete Early Novel by Rebecca West (Legenda Main Series) Paperback – November 1, 2001. This volume presents text and commentary on an unknown novel by the suffragette Rebecca West which aims to shed light on the society and culture of the period.
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- Kathryn Laing
Thus the discovery of this early novel redirected my attention towards the evolution of West's earliest writing processes, the sources of her author- itative journalistic voice,8 and recurring preoccupations in her fiction.
The descriptions of hunger striking and the force feeding of suffragettes in this, Rebecca West's first and hitherto unknown novel, are among the most gripping in suffragette literature. But The Sentinel (1909-11) is equally compelling for its engagement with some of the major political, cultural and literary debates of the early twentieth century.
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