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Testament of Youth

An unforgettable true story of love and loss in World War I

by Vera Brittain ...

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA British woman recalls coming of age during World War I in this unforgettable true story of young love, war, and how to make sense of the darkest times'Remains one of the most powerful and widely read war memoirs of all time'Guardian'A haunting elegy for a lost generation'The Times'Should be compulsory reading'<... ... Read more

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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTUREA British woman recalls coming of age during World War I in this unforgettable true story of young love, war, and how to make sense of the darkest times'Remains one of the most powerful and widely read war memoirs of all time'Guardian'A haunting elegy for a lost generation'The Times'Should be compulsory reading'<...
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The Oxford Book of Poetry

Latin Verse, English Verse, Book of Ballads & Modern Poetry, With Oxford Lectures on Poetry

by Walt Whitman, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, George MacDonald, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Emily Brontë, William Wordsworth, George Meredith, Andrew Lang, Edmund Spenser, Julius Caesar, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Christopher Marlowe, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Burns, Thomas Love Peacock, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Gilbert Parker, Robert Browning, Oliver Goldsmith, John Milton, Virgil, William Blake, Ovid, Geoffrey Chaucer, Alexander Pope, John Keats, T. W. Rolleston, William Butler Yeats, Alfred Tennyson, Sir Walter Scott, Quintus Tullius Cicero, Claudius, Porcius Licinius, Gaius Maecenas, Numa Pompilius, Sir Thomas Wyatt, Sir Walter Raleigh ...

The Oxford Book of Poetry masterfully curates a rich tapestry of poetic voices and styles, spanning centuries and cultures, to encapsulate the evolving landscape of verse. This anthology showcases the grandeur of classical epics, the intricacies of Romantic meditations, and the quintessential charm of Victorian sentimentality. Within its pages, readers will uncover stirring sonnets, haunting ... Read more

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The Oxford Book of Poetry masterfully curates a rich tapestry of poetic voices and styles, spanning centuries and cultures, to encapsulate the evolving landscape of verse. This anthology showcases the grandeur of classical epics, the intricacies of Romantic meditations, and the quintessential charm of Victorian sentimentality. Within its pages, readers will uncover stirring sonnets, haunting
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Testament of Youth

by Vera Brittain; Mark Bostridge ...

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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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
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Testament of Youth: Witnessing the Tumult of War and Resilience

by Vera Brittain;Mark Bostridge;et al. ...

Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain; Mark Bostridge; et al.: Embark on a deeply personal and poignant journey through the tumultuous years of World War I with Vera Brittain's "Testament of Youth." This autobiographical account, expertly edited by Mark Bostridge and others, offers an intimate glimpse into the author's experiences as a nurse and her reflections on the devastating impact of war on ... Read more

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Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain; Mark Bostridge; et al.: Embark on a deeply personal and poignant journey through the tumultuous years of World War I with Vera Brittain's "Testament of Youth." This autobiographical account, expertly edited by Mark Bostridge and others, offers an intimate glimpse into the author's experiences as a nurse and her reflections on the devastating impact of war on
... Read more
The Oxford Book of Poetry

Latin Verse, English Verse, Book of Ballads & Modern Poetry, With Oxford Lectures on Poetry

by Ovid, Virgil, Claudius, Julius Caesar, Quintus Tullius Cicero, Porcius Licinius, Gaius Maecenas, Numa Pompilius, Walt Whitman, William Shakespeare, William Butler Yeats, Emily Brontë, Edgar Allan Poe, Alfred Tennyson, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Rudyard Kipling, Andrew Lang, Robert Louis Stevenson, T. W. Rolleston, Geoffrey Chaucer, Sir Thomas Wyatt, George MacDonald, George Meredith, Robert Browning, Thomas Love Peacock, Robert Burns, Oliver Goldsmith, Alexander Pope, John Milton, Christopher Marlowe, Sir Walter Raleigh, Edmund Spenser, William Blake, William Wordsworth, Sir Walter Scott, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Gilbert Parker ...

The Oxford poetry anthologies ('Oxford Books') are traditionally considered an establishment in attitude. They have been edited by well-known poets and distinguished academics. In the perspective of canon-formation, they have been retrospective and well-researched. Table of Contents: The Oxford Book of Latin Verse: Nvma Pompilivs The Arval Brotherhood Anonymous CN. Naevivs T. Maccivs Plavtvs ... Read more

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The Oxford poetry anthologies ('Oxford Books') are traditionally considered an establishment in attitude. They have been edited by well-known poets and distinguished academics. In the perspective of canon-formation, they have been retrospective and well-researched. Table of Contents: The Oxford Book of Latin Verse: Nvma Pompilivs The Arval Brotherhood Anonymous CN. Naevivs T. Maccivs Plavtvs
... Read more
The Oxford Book of Poetry

Latin Verse, English Verse, Book of Ballads & Modern Poetry, With Oxford Lectures on Poetry

by Walt Whitman, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, George MacDonald, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Emily Brontë, William Wordsworth, George Meredith, Andrew Lang, Edmund Spenser, Julius Caesar, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Christopher Marlowe, Rudyard Kipling, Robert Burns, Thomas Love Peacock, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Gilbert Parker, Robert Browning, Oliver Goldsmith, John Milton, Virgil, William Blake, Ovid, Geoffrey Chaucer, Alexander Pope, John Keats, T. W. Rolleston, William Butler Yeats, Alfred Tennyson, Sir Walter Scott, Quintus Tullius Cicero, Claudius, Porcius Licinius, Gaius Maecenas, Numa Pompilius, Sir Thomas Wyatt, Sir Walter Raleigh ...

In 'The Oxford Book of Poetry,' readers are invited to explore an expansive compendium that captures the essence of poetic expression through the ages. This anthology brings together an illustrious array of voices 'Äî from the evocative sonnets of Shakespeare to the Romantic musings of Wordsworth, the visionary verses of Blake, and the haunting cadences of Poe. The collection traverses numerous ... Read more

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In 'The Oxford Book of Poetry,' readers are invited to explore an expansive compendium that captures the essence of poetic expression through the ages. This anthology brings together an illustrious array of voices 'Äî from the evocative sonnets of Shakespeare to the Romantic musings of Wordsworth, the visionary verses of Blake, and the haunting cadences of Poe. The collection traverses numerous
... Read more
Verses of a V.A.D (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. World War I Nursing Poems of Grief, Duty, and Women's Wartime Witness

by Vera Brittain, Tessa Dunleigh ...

Verses of a V.A.D. gathers Vera Brittain's wartime poems from the vantage point of a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse, transforming hospital wards, bereavement, patriotic duty, and spiritual crisis into disciplined lyric forms. Written within the literary context of First World War testimony, the collection stands beside trench poetry while offering a distinctively female, caregiving perspective. ... Read more

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Verses of a V.A.D. gathers Vera Brittain's wartime poems from the vantage point of a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse, transforming hospital wards, bereavement, patriotic duty, and spiritual crisis into disciplined lyric forms. Written within the literary context of First World War testimony, the collection stands beside trench poetry while offering a distinctively female, caregiving perspective.
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Oxford Poetry 1917-1921 (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Wartime and Postwar English Verse from Oxford's Student Poets, Georgian Lyric to Early Modernism

by Various Authors, Everett Ormeray2 ...

Oxford Poetry 1917-1921 gathers five wartime and immediate postwar annuals into a revealing record of English verse at a moment of cultural fracture. Its poems move between pastoral lyric, elegy, devotional meditation, satire, and early modernist compression, often retaining Georgian music while registering the harsher tonalities produced by mechanized war and social disillusion. As a literary ... Read more

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Oxford Poetry 1917-1921 gathers five wartime and immediate postwar annuals into a revealing record of English verse at a moment of cultural fracture. Its poems move between pastoral lyric, elegy, devotional meditation, satire, and early modernist compression, often retaining Georgian music while registering the harsher tonalities produced by mechanized war and social disillusion. As a literary
... Read more
Verses of a V.A.D

Enriched edition. Poignant Reflections of Resilience and Loss in Wartime Poetry

by Vera Brittain, Dean Dawson ...

In "Verses of a V.A.D," Vera Brittain presents a poignant collection of poetry that captures the intricate emotions of war, love, and loss through the lens of a Voluntary Aid Detachment (V.A.D) nurse during World War I. The literary style is marked by a lyrical yet stark realism, blending personal reflection with broader societal commentary, a hallmark of the modernist movement. Brittain's verses ... Read more

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In "Verses of a V.A.D," Vera Brittain presents a poignant collection of poetry that captures the intricate emotions of war, love, and loss through the lens of a Voluntary Aid Detachment (V.A.D) nurse during World War I. The literary style is marked by a lyrical yet stark realism, blending personal reflection with broader societal commentary, a hallmark of the modernist movement. Brittain's verses
... Read more
Oxford Poetry, 1920

An Anthology of Diverse Poetic Voices from the Oxford Poetry Scene in 1920

by Various ...

Oxford Poetry, 1920 is a compelling anthology that captures the essence of a moment in literary history, reflecting the vibrancy and diversity of voices emerging from the post-World War I milieu. Featuring a wide array of poems, this collection dives into themes of disillusionment, renewal, and the exploration of both personal and collective identity. The literary style varies from traditional ... Read more

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Oxford Poetry, 1920 is a compelling anthology that captures the essence of a moment in literary history, reflecting the vibrancy and diversity of voices emerging from the post-World War I milieu. Featuring a wide array of poems, this collection dives into themes of disillusionment, renewal, and the exploration of both personal and collective identity. The literary style varies from traditional
... Read more
The Rebel Passion

A Short History of Some Pioneer Peace-Makers

by Vera Brittain ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Peace Studies
Originally published in 1964, The Rebel Passion endeavours to tell the continuous story, in terms of their ideas and personalities and the vital flame that inspired them, of a group of very different yet spiritually related Christians who sought to confront a world involved in deeper conflict than any could fully realize, with the basic essentials of peace. Individual and corporate witness, ... Read more

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Originally published in 1964, The Rebel Passion endeavours to tell the continuous story, in terms of their ideas and personalities and the vital flame that inspired them, of a group of very different yet spiritually related Christians who sought to confront a world involved in deeper conflict than any could fully realize, with the basic essentials of peace. Individual and corporate witness,
... Read more
Because You Died

Poetry and Prose of the First World War and After

by Vera Brittain ...

This collection of Vera Brittain's poetry and prose, some of it never published before, commemorates the men she loved - fiancé, brother and two close friends - who served and died in the First World War. It draws on her experiences as a VAD nurse in London, Malta, and France, and illustrates her growing conviction of the wickedness of all war.Illustrated with many extraordinary photographs from ... Read more

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This collection of Vera Brittain's poetry and prose, some of it never published before, commemorates the men she loved - fiancé, brother and two close friends - who served and died in the First World War. It draws on her experiences as a VAD nurse in London, Malta, and France, and illustrates her growing conviction of the wickedness of all war.Illustrated with many extraordinary photographs from
... Read more

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