Goodbye to All That

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书籍信息

• 作者：Robert Graves
• 出版时间：2000-9-28
• 定价：GBP 8.99
• 页数：288
• ISBN：9780141184593

书籍介绍

In1929RobertGraveswenttoliveabroadpermanently,vowing'nevertomakeEnglandmyhomeagain'.Thisishissuperbaccountofhislifeupuntilthat'bitterleave-taking':fromhischildhoodanddesperatelyunhappyschooldaysatCharterhouse,tohistimeservingasayoungofficerintheFirstWorldWarthatwastohaunthimthroughouthislife.Italsocontainsmemorableencounterswithfellowwritersandpoets,includingSiegfriedSassoonandThomasHardy,andcovershisincreasinglyunhappymarriagetoNancyNicholson.GoodbyetoAllThat,withitsvivid,harrowingdescriptionsoftheWesternFront,isaclassicwardocument,andalsohasimmensevalueasoneofthemostcandidself-portraitsofanartisteverwritten.