VB
's brother, Edward Brittain
, was killed in action at the Asiago Plateau in Italy, near the end of World War I.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Vera Brittain
VB
's brother Edward Brittain
, a gifted musician, was two years younger than her. She was devastated by his death at the end of World War I, on 15 June 1918. He was twenty-two...
Textual Features
Vera Brittain
VB
once again draws heavily on her own experience. Ruth Alleyndene is based on herself and some critics believe that Ruth's husband Denis Rutherston is based on George Catlin
(though Leonardi maintains that neither VB
