Testament of Youth
Testament of Youth is Vera Brittain's memoir of the years 1900 to 1925, first published by Victor Gollancz in London in 1933, with a Macmillan edition in New York the same year. It covers her Oxford studies, her romance with Roland Leighton and her wartime work as a VAD nurse.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Gollancz, 1933
- First published
- Victor Gollancz, London, 1933
The first edition of Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain was published in London by Gollancz in 1933. We track 2 editions.
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- 24 on Open Library, 19 in English
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Who published the first edition of Testament of Youth?
The first edition of Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain was published in London by Gollancz in 1933.
How many editions of Testament of Youth are there?
We track 2 editions of Testament of Youth, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Where these facts come from
- Testament of Youth, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Testament of youth (V. Gollancz, 1933 edition record), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- Testament of youth (Macmillan, 1933 edition record), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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