CONSEQUENCES & THE WAR-WORKERS

CONSEQUENCES & THE WAR-WORKERS
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"The War-Workers" (1918) – The travails of working in a Supply Depot under the tyrannical control of Charmain Vivian, who meets her match in a newly arrived clergyman's daughter Grace Jones. "Consequences" (1919) – A young woman entering a convent. Its heroine, Alex Clare, refuses to marry the only young man to make her an offer of marriage, and, finding herself regarded as a failure by society, must resort to convent life. E. M. Delafield (1890-1943) was a prolific English author who is best known for her largely autobiographical works like Zella Sees Herself, The Provincial Lady Series etc. which look at the lives of upper-middle class Englishwomen.

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CONSEQUENCES & THE WAR-WORKERS

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Table of Contents

The War Workers (1918)

Author's Foreword

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

XI

XII

XIII

XIV

XV

XVI

XVII

XVIII

XIX

XX

Consequences (1919)

Book I. I. The Game of Consequences

II. School

III. Queenie Torrance

IV. Holidays

V. Other People

VI. The End of an Era

VII. London Season

VIII. Goldstein and Queenie

IX. Scotland

X. Noel

XI. Engagement of Marriage

XII. Christmas Pantomime

XIII. Decision

XIV. Barbara

XV. Diamond Jubilee

XVI. Mother Gertrude

XVII. Lawn-Tennis

XVIII. Crisis

Book II. XIX. Belgium

XX. Aftermath

XXI. Father Farrell

XXII. Rome

XXIII. N.W

XXIV. All of Them

XXV. Violet

XXVI. August

XXVII. The Embezzlement

XXVIII. Cedric

XXIX. Forgiveness

XXX. Epitaph

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E. M. Delafield

Consequences (1919)

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In the hall there was a hurried consultation between Miss Marsh and Miss Anthony.

"I say, Tony, old Gooseberry-bush isn't fit to stir. She ought to be tucked up in her bye-byes this minute. Shall I risk it, and go instead of her, leave or no leave?"

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