"Memories of the Future: Being Memoirs of the Years 1915–1972" by Ronald Arbuthnott Knox, is a memoir from the perspective of Opal, Lady Porstock, looking back from 1988 at her life from 1915 to 1972. It follows Opal's journey from childhood during World War I to adulthood, showing how historical events and shifting social norms shape her experiences and understanding of the world with glimpses into family life, societal changes, and the evolving role of women through her eyes. She recounts early memories of her family in the village of Barstoke, describing home dynamics and her early life experiences, plus the impact of her father's rise to nobility and the impact that would have upon the woman she would become.
Memories of the future : $b Being memoirs of the years 1915‒1972, written in the year of grace 1988
By Ronald Arbuthnott Knox
Witness a lifetime of historical moments and personal evolution through the eyes of a woman reflecting on her past from a future vantage point.
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About the AuthorRonald Arbuthnott Knox was an English Catholic priest, theologian, author, and radio broadcaster. Educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, where he earned a high reputation as a classicist, Knox was ordained as a priest of the Church of England in 1912. He was a fellow and chaplain of Trinity College, Oxford until he resigned from those positions following his conversion to Catholicism in 1917. Knox became a Catholic priest in 1918, continuing in that capacity his scholarly and literary work.
Ronald Arbuthnott Knox was an English Catholic priest, theologian, author, and radio broadcaster. Educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, where he earned a high reputation as a classicist, Knox was ordained as a priest of the Church of England in 1912. He was a fellow and chaplain of Trinity College, Oxford until he resigned from those positions following his conversion to Catholicism in 1917. Knox became a Catholic priest in 1918, continuing in that capacity his scholarly and literary work.
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