The Lost Novel of F.W. Harvey: A War Romance

The Lost Novel of F.W. Harvey: A War Romance PDF Author: F.W. Harvey
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750959770
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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Published to coincide with performances of the play 'Will Harvey's War' at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham from 30th July to 2nd August 2014. Part of the Gloucestershire Remembers World War I programme. Discovered only recently, this unpublished novel by F.W. Harvey tells the fictionalized tale of Will Harvey and his journey from a rural Gloucestershire childhood to the frontline trenches of the First World War. It is a sentimental story of young boy finding love for the first time and being separated from it, it is also a story of how war changes men forever. The novel offers a rare insight into the poet's own experiences of the First World War and his struggle to come to terms with his lost youth.

The Lost Novel of F.W. Harvey: A War Romance

The Lost Novel of F.W. Harvey: A War Romance PDF Author: F.W. Harvey
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750959770
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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Book Description
Published to coincide with performances of the play 'Will Harvey's War' at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham from 30th July to 2nd August 2014. Part of the Gloucestershire Remembers World War I programme. Discovered only recently, this unpublished novel by F.W. Harvey tells the fictionalized tale of Will Harvey and his journey from a rural Gloucestershire childhood to the frontline trenches of the First World War. It is a sentimental story of young boy finding love for the first time and being separated from it, it is also a story of how war changes men forever. The novel offers a rare insight into the poet's own experiences of the First World War and his struggle to come to terms with his lost youth.

F.W. Harvey: Soldier, Poet

F.W. Harvey: Soldier, Poet PDF Author: Anthony Boden
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750968664
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 406

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F.W. Harvey was one of a generation whose lives were splintered by the First World War, and one of that group of war poets for whom the war changed everything. He joined the 5th Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment only days after war was declared, and was among the first Territorials to land in France. As a Lance-Corporal he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for ‘conspicuous gallantry’ and was commissioned shortly afterwards. He survived the Somme offensive but in August 1916 was captured by the Germans while reconnoitring alone behind enemy lines. He spent the rest of the war in p-o-w camps.But Harvey was more than just a tough soldier. A contemporary of Sassoon, Brooke and Thomas – and with Ivor Gurney his closest friend – he wanted nothing more when ‘at rest’ than an interval of quiet in which to set down in verse his longing for his Gloucestershire homeland, his outrage at the waste of war, his joy in comradeship, his humour and his unflinching faith. This biography contains many of the poems, including the world-famous ‘Ducks’, and is illustrated with a wealth of contemporary photographs

The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art

The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art PDF Author:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1110

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Ghosts of War

Ghosts of War PDF Author: Andrew Ferguson
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750969717
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 349

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The First World War produced a unique outpouring of prose and poetry depicting the stark realism of a brutal and futile war; no war before or since has been so extensively chronicled nor its misery so exposed. First-hand experiences in the trenches compelled poets such as Siegfried Sassoon and Wilfred Owen to write with a resolute honesty, describing events with more feeling and sincerity than the heavily censored letters that were sent home. Accounts of the Great War are typically written from an English perspective, but Ghosts of War encompasses a selection of contributions from across Europe and America, with an emphasis on the Scottish involvement. Using the words of over one hundred poets and writers, Andrew Ferguson recounts the war from its optimistic beginning to its sombre conclusion, bringing the conflict to life in a dramatic, emotive and, at times, humorous way.

The Bookman

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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 634

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The Spectator

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Languages : en
Pages : 660

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The War Cry

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Languages : en
Pages : 866

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The Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science, Art, and Finance

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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1110

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“The” Athenaeum

“The” Athenaeum PDF Author:
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Languages : en
Pages : 890

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Athenaeum

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Languages : en
Pages : 886

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