White Tie and Decorations: Sir John and Lady Hope Simpson in Newfoundland, 1934-1936

Published by University of Toronto Press 1997

White Tie and Decorations

Sir John and Lady Hope Simpson in Newfoundland, 1934-1936

Edited by: Peter Neary

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442683372

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About this book

A collection of edited letters home to Britain by a colonial administrator and his wife. The letters recall in vivid detail Depression-era Newfoundland.

Author / Editor information

Neary Peter :

Peter Neary is a professor of history and Dean of the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Western Ontario. He is the author of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic World, 1929-1949, and has published a number of other works on Newfoundland.

Reviews

Nancy Schiefer:

'Peter Neary, doyen of experts on the 20th-century history of his native Newfoundland, has performed a signal service in conceiving and compiling this book. The letters by Sir John Hope Simpson and his spouse "Quita" to their family back in Britain make a first-class historical and literary document. ... Neary's enterprise and editorial aplomb have added a book of classic quality to the bibliography of Newfoundland. But its appeal will transcend the boundaries of provincial history and exclusively Canadian interest. There is a universal dimension to its descriptions, reportage, and sheer humanity.'

C.J. Fox:

'Peter Neary, doyen of experts on the 20th-century history of his native Newfoundland, has performed a signal service in conceiving and compiling this book. The letters by Sir John Hope Simpson and his spouse "Quita" to their family back in Britain make a first-class historical and literary document. ... Neary's enterprise and editorial aplomb have added a book of classic quality to the bibliography of Newfoundland. But its appeal will transcend the boundaries of provincial history and exclusively Canadian interest. There is a universal dimension to its descriptions, reportage, and sheer humanity.'

William Rowe:

'Peter Neary, doyen of experts on the 20th-century history of his native Newfoundland, has performed a signal service in conceiving and compiling this book. The letters by Sir John Hope Simpson and his spouse "Quita" to their family back in Britain make a first-class historical and literary document. ... Neary's enterprise and editorial aplomb have added a book of classic quality to the bibliography of Newfoundland. But its appeal will transcend the boundaries of provincial history and exclusively Canadian interest. There is a universal dimension to its descriptions, reportage, and sheer humanity.'

Bob Benson:

'Peter Neary, doyen of experts on the 20th-century history of his native Newfoundland, has performed a signal service in conceiving and compiling this book. The letters by Sir John Hope Simpson and his spouse "Quita" to their family back in Britain make a first-class historical and literary document. ... Neary's enterprise and editorial aplomb have added a book of classic quality to the bibliography of Newfoundland. But its appeal will transcend the boundaries of provincial history and exclusively Canadian interest. There is a universal dimension to its descriptions, reportage, and sheer humanity.'

David MacFarlane:

'Peter Neary, doyen of experts on the 20th-century history of his native Newfoundland, has performed a signal service in conceiving and compiling this book. The letters by Sir John Hope Simpson and his spouse "Quita" to their family back in Britain make a first-class historical and literary document. ... Neary's enterprise and editorial aplomb have added a book of classic quality to the bibliography of Newfoundland. But its appeal will transcend the boundaries of provincial history and exclusively Canadian interest. There is a universal dimension to its descriptions, reportage, and sheer humanity.'

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 408

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Published: March 7, 1997
ISBN: 9781442683372