Letters From A Lost Generation - First World War Letters of Vera Brittain and Four Friends

Zusatztext Beautifully edited and with excellent notes. Informationen zum Autor Mark Bostridge is the co-author of Vera Brittain: A Life (Chatto & Windus 1995), which was shortlisted for several prizes. Alan Bishop is Professor of English at McMaster University in Ontario and has edited three volumes of Vera Brittain's diaries. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung * 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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alan Bishop, Mark Bostridge, Bostridge Mark
• Con la collaborazione di: Alan Bishop (Editore), Bishop Alan (Editore), Mark Bostridge (Editore), Bostridge Mark (Editore)
• Editore: Virago Press Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 06.11.2008
• EAN: 9781844085705
• ISBN: 978-1-84408-570-5
• Dimensioni: 127 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica; Diaries, letters & journals, First World War, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, Diaries, letters and journals, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I