Few Eggs and No Oranges explained
Few Eggs and No Oranges, the diary of Vere Hodgson, recounts British life on the home front during the Second World War. It was first published in 1976 by Dennis Dobson[1] [2] [3] and again in 1999 by Persephone Books.[4] [5] Described by the author as "a diary showing how unimportant people in London and Birmingham lived through the war years", the published diaries begin on 25 June 1940, the morning after the first air raid on London.
Vere Hodgson was born in Birmingham in 1901. She read History at Birmingham University and went on to be a teacher.[6] In the early 1930s she helped to run a local charity in Notting Hill Gate. She kept a diary throughout her life and in 1976 edited her 1940-45 diary to create Few Eggs and No Oranges.
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- News: Sullivan . Mary . One Woman's Wartime . 12 November 2019 . The Sunday Telegraph . 806 . 8 August 1976 . London, England . 9.
- News: Calder . Angus . How Britain's Civilians Beat the Bombs. . . Angus Calder reviews 'Few Eggs and No Oranges' . 12 November 2019 . The Sunday Times . 7991 . 8 August 1976 . London, England . 31.
- News: Madge . Charles . The birth of Mass-Observation. Tom Harrison: Living through the Blitz. Vere Hodgson: Few Eggs and No Oranges . 12 November 2019 . The Times Literary Supplement . 3895 . 5 November 1976 . London, England . 1395.
- News: Craig . Patricia . Memoirs. Vere Hodgson, Few Eggs and No Oranges . 12 November 2019 . The Times Literary Supplement . 5069 . 26 May 2000 . London, England . 32.
- News: Karloth . Sally . British 'Few Eggs' diary offers insights into life during war . 12 November 2019 . Tallahassee Democrat . 23 September 2001 . Tallahassee, Florida, US . 4E.
- News: Ziman . H.D. . Tales of the Blitz. Living through the Blitz, by Tom Harrisson. Few Eggs and No Oranges: A Diary Showing How Unimportant People in London and Birmingham Lived through the War Years. . 12 November 2019 . The Daily Telegraph . 37688 . 29 July 1976 . London, England . 12.
