RL
, like many of the left-wing intellectuals in the inter-war period, supported the fight against fascism in Spain. Her husband Wogan and many of her male friends, including Auden
, joined the International Brigade
politics
Naomi Mitchison
After the Spanish Civil War broke out, NM
nurtured visiting members of the International Brigade
and worked to procure arms for the Republican side.
Mitchison, Naomi. You May Well Ask: A Memoir 1920-1940. Gollancz, 1979.
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Benton, Jill. Naomi Mitchison: A Biography. Pandora, 1992.
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Textual Features
Rose Macaulay
The story centres around a mother's search for her son, Guy, a member of the International Brigade
. Dr Kate Marlowe has with her during her search through Spain her son and daughter, one of...
Timeline
21 October 1940: US novelist Ernest Hemingway published his...
Writing climate item
21 October 1940
US novelist Ernest Hemingway
published his Spanish Civil War novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls, his biggest success since A Farewell to Arms in 1929.