Letters From A Lost Generation

First World War Letters of Vera Brittain and Four Friends

By: Mark Bostridge

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Paperback | 6 November 2008 | Edition Number 1

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Nothing in the papers, not the most vivid and heart-rending descriptions, have made me realise war like your letters'' Vera Brittain to Roland Leighton, 17 April 1915.

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.

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Unique...a remarkable portrait of five young people caught up in the cataclysm of war - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

Immensely moving...As the first world war slips out of living memory, this is a timely reminder of what was lost - and how we lost it - SUNDAY TIMES

Touching, angry, bewildered...they demand to be read - MAIL ON SUNDAY

Beautifully edited and with excellent notes. - TLS

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