In Place of Splendour
Subtitle: The Autobiography of a Spanish Woman
By: Constancia de la Mora
Publisher: London
Published: 1940
Place of publication: Michael Joseph
Language: eng
Number of pages: 433
Subjects: Biography; History
First sentence: I was cold in Madrid that January day in 1906 when I was born.
Description: Constancia de la Mora Maura's autobiography, *In Place of Splendour*, is an interesting document about the history of a Spanish woman in the first half of the 20th century, specifically about the life of a woman who rebels against the social conventions of her class. The second half of the book contains a detailed account of the Spanish Civil War as seen from a committed perspective, including events in Madrid, Alicante, Valencia and Barcelona, cities where the author lived during the war.
Notes: Map on lining-papers

Includes index

DON560/2008
Table of contents: label: Chapter One
title: Childhood in Old Spain
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter Two
title: Marriage: The Life of a Spanish Woman
pagenum: 53; label: Chapter Three
title: Spanish Awakening
pagenum: 123; label: Chapter Four
title: "Widows of Heroes Rather than Wives of Cowards"
pagenum: 223; label: Chapter Five
title: Epilogue: Viva la República!
pagenum: 417; title: Index
pagenum: 427