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It came out in 1934
The humour is understated and very much of the wryly observational rather than rib-tickling variety
Hughes began her writing career in 1940 when she was 36
And the TLS wrote at the time: 'The portraits in the book are fired by Mrs Whipple's article of faith - the supreme importance of people
The World that was Ours Gift Wrapping:None It came out in 1934PREFACE BY HILDA BERNSTEIN 416pp ISBN 9781903155400 The World that was Ours is a memoir about the events leading up to the 1964 Rivonia Trial in South Africa when Hilda Bernstein's husband Rusty was acquitted but Nelson Mandela and the 'men of Rivonia' received life sentences. 'This has survived as a South African classic not just because it's beautifully written,' wrote Anthony Sampson in the Spectator, 'but because it conveys the combination of