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SPACIOUS DAYS Nesta Webster, who is well known for her history of the French Revolution, a standard work, Chevalier de Boufflers, World Revolution, and Secret Societies, gives in this book a full and vivid account of her family and social life up to 191+. The title is indeed well-chosen, for the life she describes was indeed spacious and free in spite of some social conven tions and restrictions which may seem odd by comparison with the very different social standards of conduct and behaviour to-day. Some Reviews : Nesta Webster's canvas is such a big one that to do full justice to it would demand much more space than is available. But it can be said that not a square inch of it is wasted.... The deft ness of the touch wherever the brush wanders is inescap able. This would necessarily be so, since it is wielded by the hand of a very good Continued on backflap 18/- net Continuedfrom frontflap artist, who knows both what colours to have on her palette and how to use them. TATI.ER This is yet another addition to those nostalgic books which deal with Edwardian times. . . . Her days were certainly spacious, and this charming autobiography captures their spirit clearly and with warmth. TIlE QUEEN As Miss Bevan she took part in the social life of the day, travelled extensively, observed shrewdly, and here has written, in a style of disarming modesty, a charm ingly discursive record of those secure and carefree days. CURRENT LITERATURE PrintedinGreatBritain SPACIOUS DAYS BY THE SAME AUTHOR TheChevalierdeBc>uffiers TheFrench Revoluti011 WorldRevolution Secret SocietiesandSubversive Movements The SurrenderofenEmpire Etc_ The Author, aged 25 SPACIOUS DAYS An AUTOBIOGRAPHY by NESTA H. WEBSTER With17Illustrations ThirdImpression HUTCHINSON & CO. (Publishers) LTD London New York Melbourne Sydney Cape Town PrintedinGreatBritain byTheAnchor Press,Ltd., Tiptree, Essex CONTENTS Chapter I. Quaker Origins Page 11 11. The Shuttleworths 19 1II. Happy Days at Trent 26 IV. Fosbury 32 v. LeRevers de la Medaille 37 VI. The Family Abroad 45 VII. Literary Efforts 51 VIII. YearsofExile 57 IX. Brownshill Court 63 x. Lotus Land 67 XI. Westfie1dCollege 77 XII. Freedom at Last! 84 XlII. A White Elephant at Large 91 XlV. Round the World 97 xv. Burma 104 XVI. The FarEast 113 XVII. Japan 119 XVIII. London in the 'Nineties 133 XIX. A Winter in Egypt 138 xx. Edwardian England 142 XXI. Acrossthe World Again 149 XXII. Simla 155 XXIII. Kismet 160 XXIV. Ten PeacefulYears 166 xxv. The Chevalier de Bouffiers 171 XXVI. Francein War-time 176 XXVII. England in War-time 182 XXVIII. The French Revolution 18j Index 193
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