When the Sun Never Set: A Family's Life in the British Empire

Boase, Alice

ISBN 10: 1850439435 / ISBN 13: 9781850439431

Published by Radcliffe Press, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: When the Sun Never Set: A Family's Life in the British Empire
• Publisher: Radcliffe Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850439435
• ISBN 13: 9781850439431
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

In 1901, Charles Griffin joined the Colonial Service as one of its first recruits and embarked on a journey to Africa with his young wife Aileen. They had begun a lifetime of travels, which would be shared and extended by their children, Alice and John, and their grandchildren. When the Sun Never Set explores three generations in a remarkable family's history. Alice Boase and Mary Hannah give a lively account of the Griffins' journeys across the globe from Gibraltar to Uganda and Palestine to the West Indies. They capture the atmosphere of the colonial territories they passed through and give valuable insights into the lives of the families who served there.

About the Author

Alice Boase was a member of the Kampala Municipality and served on the Legislative Council of Uganda.

Mary Hannah is the granddaughter of Charles Griffin and daughter of Alice's brother John.

Margaret Knowlden is the third of Alice and Arthur Boase's children.