Pearls before poppies
Trethewey, Rachel2018
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In February 1918, Lady Northcliffe, wife of the owner of 'The Daily Mail' and 'The Times' had the idea of raising funds for the Red Cross by asking women to give a pearl as a tribute to the dead and the wounded in the Great War. The plan was to create a necklace which would be auctioned at Christie's. However, the idea grew beyond her greatest expectations. It captured the public's imagination and over the next nine months nearly four thousand pearls poured in not just from Britain but from across the world. The pearls were discussed in drawing rooms, written about in 'The Times' and even debated in Parliament. The story of the Red Cross Pearls is an historical gem which has never been told in detail before. Drawing on the archives of the Red Cross, Christie's and the Victoria and Albert Museum, this book traces the story of the Red Cross Pearl Appeal throughout the eventful year of 1918.
Main title:
Pearls before poppies / Rachel Trethewey.
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Edition:
Unabridged edition.
Imprint:
Bath : Oakhill, 2018.
Collation:
8 CDs (9 hr., 30 min.) : digital, stereo
Notes:
Published in association with the British Red Cross.
Performers:
Read by Janice Mckenzie.
ISBN:
9781787069688 (CDs)
Dewey class:
361.763409
Language:
English
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BRN:
2709035