To the Yetts o' Hell: Neil Munro and War - Couverture souple

Munro, Neil

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1905021178 ISBN 13 : 9781905021178

Editeur : Mansion Field, 2021

Synopsis

As Fenella Wilson points out in her Introduction to this collection of Neil Munro's writings on war, the theme is represented in each aspect of his career as a writer - in his fiction, journalism and poetry.

A number of the short stories here, including two Para Handy tales, were published Munro's lifetime, as was his introduction to Fred Farrell's 1920 The 51st Division War Sketches, and some of the Poems.

What has not previously 'seen the light of day' since The Great War are the reports which Munro wrote as a war correspondent, as a civilian and later in uniform, in 1914, 1917 and 1918.

They are vivid, personal, accounts from the Western Front, widely published in a range of newspapers of the time. Stories of Scottish regiments - in kilts, with their Pipers - abound.

They cushion, but don't diminish, the reality of everyday life both for soldiers on all sides in the conflict, and for the local population, amid the 'havoc' of the battlefields; 'the filthy job of human slaughter'.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Neil Munro (1863-1930) is well known for his brilliant humorous sketches which celebrate "Para Handy", the wily skipper of the puffer Vital Spark, and his crew. One of the most outstanding journalists of his day, he was also the author of fine historical novels of which "John Splendid" and "The New Road" are most highly acclaimed.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mansion Field
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1905021178
• ISBN 13: 9781905021178
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 202
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