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John Langdon-Davies
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John Eric Langdon-Davies was a British author and journalist. He was a war correspondent during the Spanish Civil War and the Soviet-Finnish War. As a result of his experiences in Spain, he founded th
John Langdon-Davies in 1940.
John Langdon-Davies in 1940.
Langdon-Davies's home "The Sundial" in South Holmwood, near Dorking, was built in 1903 for Mr and Mrs Pethick Lawrence as a country home for the Espér
Langdon-Davies's home "The Sundial" in South Holmwood, near Dorking, was built in 1903 for Mr and Mrs Pethick Lawrence as a country home for the Espérance Club for working-class London girls. A sundial with the motto, "Let others tell of storms and showers, I tell of sunny morning hours", is on the south-east wall
Fifth Column John Langdon Davies
Fifth Column John Langdon Davies
Homage to Catalonia
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Homage to Catalonia is a memoir and the sixth book by English writer George Orwell published in 1938, in which he accounts his personal experiences and observations while fighting in the Spanish Civil
John Langdon-Davies
…suppression of the POUM was vital to the anti-fascist cause in Spain". His coverage of the Barcelona May action was strongly criticised by George Orwell in Homage to Catalonia. In 1937 with aid worker Eric Muggeridge he founded the Foster Parents Plan for Children in Spain which has become Plan International…
Homage to Catalonia, Cover, 1st Edition
Homage to Catalonia, Cover, 1st Edition
George Orwell, the author of Homage to Catalonia, who travelled to Spain to fight in the Spanish Civil War
George Orwell, the author of Homage to Catalonia, who travelled to Spain to fight in the Spanish Civil War
"There were still women serving in the militias, though not very many. In the early battles they had fought side by side with the men as a matter of c
"There were still women serving in the militias, though not very many. In the early battles they had fought side by side with the men as a matter of course." (Barcelona, 1936. Militiawomen on beach near Barcelona. Photo: Gerda Taro).
"I knew that I was serving in something called the POUM. (I had only joined the POUM militia rather than any other because I happened to arrive in Bar
"I knew that I was serving in something called the POUM. (I had only joined the POUM militia rather than any other because I happened to arrive in Barcelona with ILP papers), but I did not realise that there were serious differences between the political parties." (Republican soldiers, June 1937. Photo: Gerda Taro).