Madeleine C. Munday (1895–1981)
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- Nombre canónico
- Munday, Madeleine C.
- Nombre legal
- Munday, Madeleine Constance
- Otros nombres
- Biggs, Madeleine Constance
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1895-11-07
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1981-03-06
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- England
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Tiptoe, Hampshire, England, UK
- Lugares de residencia
- Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
St Peter Port, Guernsey
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Shanghai International Settlement, China
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Appleby, Cumbria, England, UK (mostrar todos 8)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK - Educación
- Leeds University
- Ocupaciones
- teacher
journalist
novelist
librarian - Organizaciones
- Yorkshire Evening Post
Appleby Grammar School
St Mary's School, Calne
Public School for Girls, Yu Yen Road, Shanghai - Biografía breve
- Madeleine studied at Leeds University and obtained her BA in Modern Languages in 1917. By 1921 she was a Language Teacher at the County School for Girls, Newbury, Berkshire. In 1926 she took up a post as a teacher in the Shanghai International Settlement in China and in 1929 was Assistant Mistress at the Public School for Girls - Yu Yen Road. On on 15 October 1927 she married Archibald Biggs a masseur, their marriage was annulled on 24 October 1932 because Archibald was still married to his previous wife. Her first novel The Coast Road was published in 1932. She was the Shanghai correspondent of the Yorkshire Evening Post. In 1941 she moved to Sydney, Australia.
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Rice bowl broken por Madeleine C. Munday
This book covers the period December 1936 to June 1941, it describes events in the Shanghai International Settlement as observed by a British teacher and journalist. She also describes holidays in Japan, Ceylon, The Philippines and Korea. By the start of the book Madeleine quite clearly sees Shanghai, not England, as her home, having lived there for ten years. The book is well written and provides interesting insights into the life and running of the International Settlement. She shows the typical prejudices for the time of a European in the colonies. I was surprised by how much the importance of "trade" affected her views.… (más)
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