Madeleine Blaess

Madeleine Blaess was a British student from Yorkshire trapped in Paris for the duration of the Nazi Occupation. During that time, she kept a diary......

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16 July 1942: Wrote to Hélène Berr. Russian & Polish Jews 27,000-40,000 according to rumours. Where have they been taken? Depressed.Exercise

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11 May 1944: Office. Alert at 10 am. 1.30 exam. American Civilisation. Think I did OK. LeBreton charming (I love him).

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10 May 1944: Went to have fortune read at Mrs Brun's. She says ' You have a man in your life. He's a worthless cheat'.

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9 May 1944: Poussif didn't come. Let's hope he hasn't got himself arrested. Wrote to parents via the Red Cross.

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8 May 1944: Office. Lesson with Delplancq. Rochette. Finished David's dissertation.

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7 May 1944: Went to mass but air raid alert after gospel readings. Went to see Marguerite Delplancq. Went Croix de Berny to see the cyclists

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6 May 1944: Lesson with Chabert. Finished dissertation for Joly. Still got a few pages left of Peggy David's but she didn't bring it.

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5 May 1944: Lesson with Vendryès. Lesson with Malot. Capron. Boyelle. Rochette. Pneu from Bourgeois who is cancelling his lessons.

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4 May 1944: Office. Lesson Beaugrand. Valeix-Class. Poussif. Pneu from Delplancq saying she's not coming.

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3 May 1944: Lesson with Boué. Chabert. Lesson with Bachellery. Typed dissertation.

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2 May 1944: Lesson with Bourgeois. Poussif. Lesson with Le Breton. Pneu from Boyelle cancelling.

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1 May 1944: Typed dissertation. Lesson with Rochette.

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30 April 1944: Mass. Went to Andre's. Saw 'Tragédie de l'amour' at the Vieux Colombie. So so.

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29 April 1944: Telephoned office to find out whether Monday is a holiday. Egyptology lesson. Went Mme Faure's. What an old fossil she is.

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28 April 1944: Lesson with Malot. Capron. Boyelle. Lesson with Vendryès. Cancelled Rochette. Had dinner with Yvonne.

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27 April 1944: Office. Went to Yvonne's to tell her I couldn't come. Elizabeth is a beautiful baby. She looks so much like Pierre's side.

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26 April 1944: Lesson with Bourgeois. Chabert. Lesson with Bachellery. Note from Yvonne Disnar inviting me to dinner.

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25 April 1944: Went to market. Bought some Pinks. Lesson with LeBreton. Lesson with Boué.

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24 April 1944: Office. Got a pneu from Delplancq. Not coming. Lesson with Rochette.

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23 April 1944: Mass. Phoned D. Agreed to type his dissertation. Spent the day at Françoise's place. Nice. Dug over garden. Got lilac.