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Letters from a Lost Generation

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Description for Letters from a Lost Generation Paperback. * 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 Editor(s): Bishop, Alan; Bostridge, Mark. Num Pages: 448 pages, Section: 8, b/w pix. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BJ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 196 x 30. Weight in Grams: 322.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844085705
SKU
V9781844085705
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Mark Bostridge
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.

Reviews for Letters from a Lost Generation
Unique...a remarkable portrait of five young people caught up in the cataclysm of war
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
Immensely moving...As the first world war slips out of living memory, this is a timely reminder of what was lost - and how we lost it
SUNDAY TIMES
Touching, angry, bewildered...they demand to be read
MAIL ON SUNDAY ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Letters from a Lost Generation


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