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Twentieth Century War Poetry (Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism)

Twentieth Century War Poetry (Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism)

by Philippa Lyon

This Readers' Guide examines the genesis and development of the important genre of war poetry in the twentieth century, focusing in particular on the role of the two world wars on the literary and cultural construction of a "war poetry" category. The Guide draws upon a range of key historical and contemporary critical responses, from poetic memoir and journalism to sophisticated academic criticism, to... (more)

The Air We Breathe: A Novel

by Andrea Barrett

The exquisite, much-anticipated new novel by the author of Ship Fever , winner of the National Book Award. In fall 1916, Americans debate whether to enter the European war. "Preparedness parades" march and headlines report German spies. But in an isolated community in the Adirondacks, the danger is barely felt. At Tamarack Lake the focus is on the sick. Wealthy tubercular patients live in private cure... (more)

King, Kaiser, Tsar: Three Royal Cousins Who Led the World to War

King, Kaiser, Tsar: Three Royal Cousins Who Led the World to War

by Catrine Clay

The extraordinary family story of George V, Wilhelm II, and Nicholas II: they were tied to one another by history, and history would ultimately tear them apart. Known among their families as Georgie, Willy, and Nicky, they were, respectively, the royal cousins George V of England, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and Nicholas II of Russia—the first two grandsons of Queen Victoria, the latter her grandson by... (more)

Atkins

by Richard Holmes

Tommy tells the story of the First World War through the experiences of those who fought it. Using previously unseen letters, diaries, memoirs, and poetry from the years 1914-1918, Richard Holmes paints a moving picture of the generation that fought and died in the mud of Flanders. He follows men whose mental health was forever destroyed by shell shock, women who lost husbands and brothers in the same afternoon,... (more)

Voices of Silence: The Alternative Book of First World War Poetry

Voices of Silence: The Alternative Book of First World War Poetry

by Vivien Noakes

There are many anthologies of poetry of the First World War, reflecting the huge interest there is in this subject, but "Voices of Silence" is unlike any of them. The poetry of the First World War has determined our perception of the war itself. Yet, this perception is based on the interpretation of a few poets who have become household names - writers such as Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon and Isaac Rosenberg.... (more)

Life Class: A Novel

by Pat Barker

From the Booker Prize–winning author of The Regeneration Trilogy, an acknowledged masterpiece of modern fiction, Life Class is an exceptional new novel of artists and lovers caught in the maelstrom of the Great War. It is the spring of 1914 and a group of young students have gathered in an art studio for a life-drawing class. Paul Tarrant and Elinor Brooke are two parts of an intriguing love triangle and, in... (more)

A Good Woman

by Danielle Steel

From the glittering ballrooms of Manhattan to the fires of World War I, Danielle Steel takes us on an unforgettable journey in her new novel—a spellbinding tale of war, loss, history, and one woman’s unbreakable spirit.... Nineteen-year-old Annabelle Worthington was born into a life of privilege, raised amid the glamour of New York society, with glorious homes on Fifth Avenue and in Newport, Rhode Island. But... (more)

Because You Died: Poetry and Prose of the First World War and After

Because You Died: Poetry and Prose of the First World War and After

by Vera Brittain

Bringing together a selection of Vera Brittain’s poetry and prose, some of it never published before, this collection commemorates the men she loved—fiancé, brother, and two close friends—who served and died in World War I. It draws on her experiences as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse in London, Malta, and France, and illustrates her growing conviction of the wickedness of all war. Illustrated with many... (more)

Leviathan

by Scott Westerfeld

It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet.Aleksandar Ferdinand, prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is on... (more)

Writers in Britain: Poets of the First World War (Writers in Britain)

Writers in Britain: Poets of the First World War (Writers in Britain)

by Nicola Lee-Brown, Patrick Lee-Brown

A look at the life and work of five of the most significant writers of World War I. Men who were able to use their talent and skill with language to convey sights, sounds and emotions that the rest of the world away from the front line could barely imagine.

A Corner of a Foreign Field - the Illustrated Poetry of the first World War

A Corner of a Foreign Field - the Illustrated Poetry of the first World War

by Fiona Waters

Misselthwaite

by Susan Moody

Millions of readers have experienced the magic of Return to the Secret Garden is the marvelous continuation of that tale, following the lives of these same characters as adults. Together, as their lives irrevocably change through two world wars, marriage, and the birth of children, ther bond of friendship deeper than time itself remains true. Evocative and unforgettable, this heartwarming story is one that readers... (more)

To Serve Them All My Days

by R. F. Delderfield

This bestselling novel that inspired a legendary "Masterpiece Theater" presentation invokes a vivid panorama of English life and history.

Treasure of the Golden Cheetah: A Jade del Cameron Mystery

Treasure of the Golden Cheetah: A Jade del Cameron Mystery

by Suzanne Middendorf Arruda

Intrepid photojournalist Jade del Cameron is about to embark on safari for a Hollywood film shoot inspired by the ancient legend of King SolomonÂ’s lost treasure, under the leadership of adventurer Harry Hascombe and with the companionship of the young healer Jelani and her pet cheetah Biscuit. But when the filmÂ’s financial backer is stabbed to death by a native man who then commits suicide, the trip is cast by a... (more)

The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite

by Beatrice Colin

The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite (Book Review)The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite is a bestselling literary novel by Beatrice Colin. It is a paperback published by John Murray and its ISBN is 1848540310. It is so well written it is a pleasure to read and it is full of historical content of 20th century Germany and the history of the movie industry. It is a sad and touching story rich in characterisation... (more)

Battlefield Detectives

by David Wason

Accompanying the major television series, Battlefield Detectives uses modern technology alongside traditional methods to re-examine the most important battles in history, from The Battle of Little Bighorn to The Charge of the Light Brigade, and from Waterloo to Gallipoli, covering over one thousand years of battles. With a team of experts from a wide range of disciplines from Archeologists and forensic scientists... (more)

My Early Life

by Winston Churchill

Here, in his own words, are the fascinating first thirty years in the life of one of the most provocative and compelling leaders of the twentieth century Winston Churchill As a visionary, statesman, and historian, and the most eloquent spokesman against Nazi Germany, Winston Churchill was one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century. In this autobiography, Churchill recalls his childhood, his... (more)

A False Mirror: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery (Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries (Hardcover))

Ian Rutledge: Book 9

A False Mirror: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery (Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries (Hardcover))

by Charles Todd

Unhealed scars of the Great War still torment Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge, and he carries with him the presence of the soldier he was forced to execute in the midst of battle. A haunted, damaged shell of a man, he has been sent to the small coastal town of Hampton Regis to solve a violent crime and to confront his own tragic past. An officer who served with Rutledge in the trenches of France before... (more)

The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon

by Siegfried Sassoon

At the dawn of World War I, poet Sassoon exchanged his pastoral pursuits of cricket, fox-hunting, and romantic verse for army life amid the muddy trenches of France. This collection of his epigrammatic and satirical poetry conveys the shocking brutality and pointlessness of the Great War and includes "Counter-Attack," "'They," "The General," and "Base Details."

The Works of Wilfred Owen (Wordsworth Poetry Library) (Wordsworth Poetry Library)

The Works of Wilfred Owen (Wordsworth Poetry Library) (Wordsworth Poetry Library)

by Wilfred Owen

In his draft Preface, Wilfred Owen includes his well-known statement 'My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity'. All of his important poems were written in just over a year, and Dulce et Decorum Est, S.I.W., Futility and Anthem for Doomed Youth still have an astonishing power to move the reader. Owen pointed out that 'All a poet can do today is to warn. That is why all true Poets must be... (more)

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