Letters From A Lost Generation FIRST WORLD WAR LETTERS OF VERA BRITTAIN AND FOUR FRIENDS: ROLAND LEIGHTON, EDWARD BRITTAIN, VICTOR RICHARDSON, GEOFFREY THURLOW

• Main Author: Brittain, Vera 1893-1970 (Author)
• Other Authors: Bishop, Alan (Editor), Bostridge, Mark (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Abacus 1999 (reprinted 2002)
• Subjects: Brittain > 1893-1970 > Vera; World War, 1914-1918 > Personal narratives, British; Women authors, English > Correspondence > 20th century; Pacifists > Correspondence > Great Britain
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 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.