Eric Wood - "The Boy's Book of Battles"

In 1913, Eric Wood published the text, "The Boys Book of Battles", which focused on different important military battles throughout the early century history. In "The story of a Modern Woman", young Mary mentions her male childhood friends and their obsessions with the story of Blake, Von Thompson, and Monk. This story is found in the chapter, " When Blake whipped the seas", and is essentially on the success of an Englishman in battle compared to a Dutch. It is important to note the patriotism at the time and how Mary herself although wanted to be the victor, did not care so much for the idea of patriotism itself.

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