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LETTERS FROM A LOST GENERATION
FIRST WORLD WAR LETTERS OF VERA BRITTAIN AND FOUR FRIENDS |
| By: |
Alan Bishop (Editor), Mark Bostridge (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£12.99 |
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£9.48 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1844085708 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781844085705 |
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| Publisher: |
LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP |
| Pub. date: |
6 November, 2008 |
| Pages: |
448 |
| Description: |
* The bestselling and moving collection of letters to Vera Brittain from a lost generation - four young men who lost their lives in the great war |
| Synopsis: |
Nothing in the papers, not the most vivid and heart-rending descriptions, have made me realise war like your letters' Vera Brittain to Roland Leighton, 17 April 1915. This selection of letters, written between 1913 & 1918, between Vera Brittain and four young men - her fiance Roland Leighton, her brother Edward and their close friends Victor Richardson & Geoffrey Thurlow present a remarkable and profoundly moving portrait of five young people caught up in the cataclysm of total war. Roland, 'Monseigneur', is the 'leader' & his letters most clearly trace the path leading from idealism to disillusionment. Edward, ' Immaculate of the Trenches', was orderly & controlled, down even to his attire. Geoffrey, the 'non-militarist at heart' had not rushed to enlist but put aside his objections to the war for patriotism's sake. Victor on the other hand, possessed a very sweet character and was known as 'Father Confessor'. An important historical testimony telling a powerful story of idealism, disillusionment and personal tragedy. |
| Illustrations: |
Section: 8, b/w pix |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Virago Press Ltd |
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Returnable |
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