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"The most satisfying piece of autobiography to be published in our time. All the equipment of a novelist is Sassoon's. But what novel could equal in fascination this true story? The three books give him a place unique in English letters" --Howard Spring, "English Standard"
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"The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston" includes "Sherston's Progress" and both "Memoirs,"
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85 of 86 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In my opinion this book is one of the great classics of literature. An autobiographical account of Sassoon's life from his earliest childhood in Edwardian rural Kent, through his hedonistic and drifting days as a 'gentleman sportsman', to finally the battlefields of the Great War.
The wonder of this book is the marvellous descriptive narratives of an idyllic pre-war rural England lost forever by the end of the war. Sassoon's early days are dominated by his passion for foxhunting, horses and cricket, and provide a stark contrast to his later life in the army, which took him not only to the horrors of the Western Front but Palestine and Ireland.
For me, one of the strongest points of this book are the images Sassoon creates of his life as a young officer, not only of the horror of life for the infantry during the Great War, but also the humour, the boredom, the fear and the beauty.
A marvellous book and a well deserved 5 stars.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Have read two of the books in this before but not together. Reading all three together was a much better way to read it and can recommend this book to anyone. Not only because of quality but also of price , three books in one!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This book is clear, well written and moving. My father, who also served as an infantry officer in the first world war, was a great admirer of Sassoon. For my dad's take on WW1 see Schoolboy into War
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Don't expect a horrific account of life in the trenches. It made me feel that being an officer in WW1 was merely an uncomfortable experience, but nothing more. Read more
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