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Part Two 11 Marriage and the Scum of the World
Part Two 11 Marriage and the Scum of the World “Never in Egypt… The very way in which the scum of the world gather here is depressing…” Len to her parents, letter of 12 December, 1948. 2 December, 1948. Thursday. … Continue reading
Posted in Cairo 1940s, Feminism, Gender Studies, Letters, Social and Political History, Suez Canal Zone, Womens History
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Part Two 9 Hectically Excited
Part Two 9 Hectically Excited ” To-day I’ve had letters from the Guildhall and Central School and my latest idea is to make it home for leave, and not return if I find I pass their auditions and also that they … Continue reading
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Tagged 1948 Arab - Israeli War, Abbas Halim, Adelphi London, Anglo American Hospital Cairo, Board of Trade, Btirish Chamber of Commerce of Egypt, Cairo Theatre Guild, Central School of Drama, Claridges Cairo, Gezira Preparatory School, Guildhall School of Music and Dramae, Harold Wilson, Maadi, Marie Corelli, Mena, Ministry of Supply, Osbert Lancaster, Quassassin, RAF Kabrit, Red Sea, Swiss Legation Cairo, TEK, Tienstin Scandal, Zamalek
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Part Two 7: Experimental Theatre
Part Two 7: Experimental Theatre “I’ve been thinking about what I want to study and have decided that in all respects the theatre is really what I want. What I’m interested in most is the experimental theatre, … Continue reading
Posted in Cairo 1940s, Feminism, Gender Studies, Letters, Social and Political History, Suez Canal Zone, Womens History
Tagged Bernard Rice, El Qassasin, Fanara, George Orwell, GHQ MELF, Groppis, Haifa, Hairmyres Hospital, I Chose Freedom, Irgun, Ismailia, John Ropes, Keith Douglas, Lawrence Durrell, Maadi, Middle East Anthology, Ministry of Supply MOS, Moascar, Olivia Manning, Operation Polly, RADA, RAF Fayid, Tel El Kebir, Victor Kravchenko, Zamalek
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