A. P. Herbert, "Seeing It Through", London Transport poster. The "Captain" was a London bus conductress.
1945.
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The sirens blow, and death is in the air Still at her post the trusty Captain stands, And counts her change, and scampers up the stair, As brave a sailor as the King commands.
— A. P. Herbert on World War II
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Source: Wikiquote: "World War II" (Women in the War: 1942)
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About A. P. Herbert
Sir Alan Patrick Herbert (24 September 1890 – 11 November 1971) was an English humorist in many literary forms, a law-reform activist, and an independent M.P. representing Oxford University.
About A. P. Herbert
Sir Alan Patrick Herbert (24 September 1890 – 11 November 1971) was an English humorist in many literary forms, a law-reform activist, and an independent M.P. representing Oxford University.
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