s And Contrasts

Helena Gleichen, Queen Victorias Great-niece And Cousin To George V, Gives The Lie To The Belief That Victorian Women Were Meek, Submissive And Led Restricted Lives. A Passionate Horsewoman And Successful Artist, The Autobiographical Anecdotes In The Earlier Part Of The Book Are Lively And Amusing. The Longer Second Section Gives A Detailed Account Of How She And Nina Hollings, Her Long-term Companion And Sister Of The Composer And Suffragette Ethel Smyth, Raised And Manned One Of The First Mobile X-ray Units To Be By The British In World War I - Marie Curie Was Organizing The French Radiography Service - For Which They Both Received Numerous Decorations.