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Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man
Siegfried Sassoon
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Description for Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man
hardback. Features George Sherston a shy, sensitive, and rather lonely boy living on the Kent/Sussex border in the early years of the 20th century. In this book, the picture he paints of the Garden of England in the age of pony carts, bicycles and very slow trains is enchanting. Num Pages: 4 pages. BIC Classification: BM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 144. Good clean copy with some shelf wear.
George Sherston - the 'I' of the book - is a shy, sensitive, and rather lonely boy living on the Kent/Sussex border in the early years of the 20th century. His great loves are sports, horses and hunting, and the story is told through his gentle and comic adventures at point-to-point races or village cricket matches in a privileged pre-War England. The picture he paints of the Garden of England in the age of pony carts, bicycles and very slow trains is enchanting.Rich in historical detail and resonance, Sassoon's semi-autobiographical novel is also a poignant coming-of-age tale; with innocence and ... Read more
George Sherston - the 'I' of the book - is a shy, sensitive, and rather lonely boy living on the Kent/Sussex border in the early years of the 20th century. His great loves are sports, horses and hunting, and the story is told through his gentle and comic adventures at point-to-point races or village cricket matches in a privileged pre-War England. The picture he paints of the Garden of England in the age of pony carts, bicycles and very slow trains is enchanting.Rich in historical detail and resonance, Sassoon's semi-autobiographical novel is also a poignant coming-of-age tale; with innocence and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
Used, Very Good
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906147709
SKU
KGS0000411
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About Siegfried Sassoon
Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967) was a British soldier, writer and war poet.
Reviews for Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man
One of the most exquisite literary products of the early 20th century...James Wilby reigns in his narrative to start with, adopts a hectic pace for gallops over gorse and heathland, then slows again for the elegiac wartime coda.
The Times
The war we're told changed everything. Learning, as we begin to do here, how ... Read more
The Times
The war we're told changed everything. Learning, as we begin to do here, how ... Read more