Manning Frederic
Manning Frederic - Her Privates We - Paperback
Manning Frederic - Her Privates We - Paperback
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Description: First published privately in 1929 as The Middle Parts of Fortune Her Privates We is the novel of the Battle of the Somme told from the perspective of Bourne an ordinary private. A raw and shockingly honest portrait of men engaged in war 'that peculiarly human activity' the original edition was subject to 'prunings and excisions because the bluntness of language was thought to make the book unfit for public distribution. This edition restores them. An undisputed classic of war writing and a lasting tribute to all who participated in the war Her Privates We was originally published as written by Private 19022'. Championed by Ernest Hemingway Ezra Pound TS Eliot and TE Lawrence it has become recognised as a classic in the seventy years since its first publication. Now republished with an introduction by William Boyd it will again amaze a new generation of readers with its depiction of the horror the ordinariness and the humanity of war.
Title: Her Privates We
Author(s): Manning Frederic
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781846687877
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 11/5/2013
Series: Serpent's Tail Classics
Category: First World War Fiction
Description: First published privately in 1929 as The Middle Parts of Fortune Her Privates We is the novel of the Battle of the Somme told from the perspective of Bourne an ordinary private. A raw and shockingly honest portrait of men engaged in war 'that peculiarly human activity' the original edition was subject to 'prunings and excisions because the bluntness of language was thought to make the book unfit for public distribution. This edition restores them. An undisputed classic of war writing and a lasting tribute to all who participated in the war Her Privates We was originally published as written by Private 19022'. Championed by Ernest Hemingway Ezra Pound TS Eliot and TE Lawrence it has become recognised as a classic in the seventy years since its first publication. Now republished with an introduction by William Boyd it will again amaze a new generation of readers with its depiction of the horror the ordinariness and the humanity of war.
Title: Her Privates We
Author(s): Manning Frederic
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781846687877
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 11/5/2013
Series: Serpent's Tail Classics
Category: First World War Fiction
