The Long Weekend : a Social History of Great Britain 1918-1939: And, The Reader Over Your Shoulder : a Handbook for Writers of English ProseCarcanet, 2006 - 848 páginas This contemporary edition makes available two of Graves's pieces of non-fiction that haave not been widely available since their original printing during the 1940s. In addition to the original text, this volume includes a substantial introduction that provides background information and literary criticism. The volume will be of use to students studying Graves as well as to scholars seeking both clean and durable editions of these previously obscure texts and analytical commentary from a literary scholar. As a companion piece to Graves's famous autobiography Goodbye to All That, this volume gives a broader perspective on the writer's understanding of WWI, its impact on English culture and his views on contemporary writing in England. |
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... continued until 1922 ; the Turkish - Greek dispute until the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923. War had been almost the sole topic of conversation for four and a half years , and it was puzzling at first for the newspapers to find any peace ...
... continued until 1922 ; the Turkish - Greek dispute until the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923. War had been almost the sole topic of conversation for four and a half years , and it was puzzling at first for the newspapers to find any peace ...
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... continued throughout the period , but the general taboo against mention of venereal disease weakened . Sufferers went to qualified physicians rather than to quacks and developed a social conscience against spreading the disease ...
... continued throughout the period , but the general taboo against mention of venereal disease weakened . Sufferers went to qualified physicians rather than to quacks and developed a social conscience against spreading the disease ...
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... continued to support Franco not only with arms but with complete units of mechanized troops . The Republicans also continued to get outside help , but Dr. Negrin , the Premier , who allowed himself to depend on Communist advice ...
... continued to support Franco not only with arms but with complete units of mechanized troops . The Republicans also continued to get outside help , but Dr. Negrin , the Premier , who allowed himself to depend on Communist advice ...
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A Social History of Great Britain 19181939 | 2 |
Armistice 1918 | 3 |
Revolution Averted 1919 | 9 |
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