Letters From A Lost Generation: First World War Letters of Vera Brittain and Four Friends

* 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

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 disillusionment. Edward, '' Immaculate of the Trenches'', was orderly & controlled, down even to his attire. Geoffrey, the ''non-militarist at heart'' had not rushed to enlist but put aside his objections to the war for patriotism''s sake. Victor on the other hand, possessed a very sweet character and was known as ''Father Confessor''. An important historical testimony telling a powerful story of idealism, disillusionment and personal tragedy.

• | Author: Mark Bostridge, Mark Bostridge, Alan Bishop
• | Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• | Publication Date: Nov 06, 2008
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781844085705
• | ISBN-10: 1844085708