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  • Luck

    F. Britten-Austin's life and literary contributions stand as a testament to his remarkable character. Having served as an officer in the First World War, he bore first-hand witness to the harrowing realities of the 'war to end all wars'. One of the most celebrated and high-earning short story writers of his time, he socialized with many famous politicians and stars of the stage and screen yet died ... Read more

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  • Testament of Youth

    For nearly a decade I have wanted; with a growing sense of urgency; to write something which would show what the whole War and post-war period — roughly; from the years leading up to 1914 until about 1935 — has meant to the men and women of my generation; the generation of those boys and girls who grew up just before the war broke out. I wanted to give too; if I could; an impression of the changes ... Read more

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  • Goodbye to All That

    by Robert Graves ...
    The poet's "account of trench life . . . still grips the reader," making his WWI memoir "a classic of English autobiography, and a subversive tour de force" ( The Guardian).Goodbye to All That is English poet and soldier Robert Graves's "bitter leave-taking" of England after his experiences during World War I. A testimony to the shifts in society following the war, the book offers an ... Read more

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  • Happy Odyssey

    The legendary British Army officer recounts his experiences in the Boer War and both World Wars in this memoir with a foreword by Winston Churchill.Lieutenant General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart had one of the most extraordinary military careers in the history of the British Army. His gallantry in combat won him a Victoria Cross and a Distinguished Service Order, as well as an eyepatch and an empty ... Read more

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  • Death of a Hero

    One of the great World War I antiwar novels—honest, chilling, and brilliantly satiricalBased on the author's experiences on the Western Front, Richard Aldington's first novel, Death of a Hero, finally joins the ranks of Penguin Classics. Our hero is George Winterbourne, who enlists in the British Expeditionary Army during the Great War and gets sent to France. After a rash of casualties leads to ... Read more

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  • Death of a Hero

    First published in 1929 and now public domain in the US and Canada, ''Death of a Hero'' is the story of a young English artist named George Winterbourne who enlists in the army at the beginning of World War I. The book is narrated by a first-person narrator who knows and serves with the main character. The author Aldington, a veteran of World War I, wrote the work as largely autobiographical and ... Read more

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  • William Le Queux: 100+ Mystery & Espionage Thrillers (Illustrated Edition)

    Enriched edition. The Price of Power, The Seven Secrets, Devil's Dice, An Eye for an Eye, The House of Whispers…

    William Le Queux's '100+ Mystery & Espionage Thrillers (Illustrated Edition)' showcases the author's expertise in crafting suspenseful and thrilling works of fiction. Known for his intricate plots and attention to detail, Le Queux's stories often revolve around espionage, secret societies, and political intrigue. This collection offers readers a glimpse into the literary world of the early 20th ... Read more

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  • The Rainbow Comes and Goes

    by Diana Cooper ...
    Lady Diana Cooper was a star of the early twentieth stage, screen and social scene. This first instalment of her sparkling autobiography tells of her upbringing, her beautiful artistic mother and aristocratic father, her debut into high society and the glittering parties - 'dancing and extravagance and lashing of wine, and charades and moonlit balconies and kisses' - which were interrupted with ... Read more

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  • MYSTERY & ESPIONAGE - William Le Queux Edition: 100+ Spy Classics, Action Thrillers, Crime Novels (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Edwardian spy thrillers of invasion, conspiracy and crime

    This expansive William Le Queux edition gathers more than a hundred works of mystery, espionage, action, and crime, showcasing the nervous energy of late-Victorian and Edwardian popular fiction. Its pages move through secret treaties, coded messages, diplomatic betrayals, anarchist plots, and imperial anxieties, rendered in brisk, reportorial prose. Le Queux's style blends melodrama with ... Read more

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  • The Trench Days: The Collected War Tales of William Le Queux

    Enriched edition. WWI Adventure Sagas, Espionage Thrillers & Action Classics

    William Le Queux's 'The Trench Days: The Collected War Tales of William Le Queux' is a captivating collection of war stories that provides a deep insight into the experiences of soldiers during World War I. Le Queux's descriptive writing style immerses the reader into the grim realities of trench warfare, portraying the horrors and camaraderie faced by the men on the front lines. The literary ... Read more

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  • WILLIAM LE QUEUX Ultimate Collection: 100+ Spy Thrillers, Detective Mysteries, Adventure Classics, Historical Novels, War Stories & Crime Tales (Illustrated) (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. The Price of Power, The Great War in England in 1897, The Invasion of 1910, Spies of the Kaiser, The Seven Secrets, The House of Whispers, The Red Room, The Sign of Silence, Rasputin the Rascal Monk…

    This illustrated "Ultimate Collection" gathers the extraordinary range of William Le Queux's fiction: espionage intrigues, detective puzzles, imperial adventures, historical romances, war narratives, and crime tales. Written in a brisk, sensational, and documentary-inflected style, these works belong to the formative era of popular spy fiction, when fears of invasion, anarchism, secret diplomacy, ... Read more

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  • WAR TALES: Spy Thrillers, Action Classics & WWI Adventure Tales (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. The Bomb-Makers, At the Sign of the Sword, The Way to Win, The Zeppelin Destroyer, Sant of the Secret Service & Number 70, Berlin

    War Tales: Spy Thrillers, Action Classics & WWI Adventure Tales gathers William Le Queux's characteristic fiction of clandestine networks, imperial peril, battlefield courage, and international conspiracy. Written in the brisk, sensational idiom of late-Victorian and Edwardian popular literature, these stories combine documentary immediacy with melodramatic suspense: secret codes, disguised agents ... Read more

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