Author: John Sadler
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752497405
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
The Great War 1914-1918 was dubbed the ‘war to end all wars’ and introduced the full flowering of industrial warfare to the world. The huge enthusiasm which had greeted the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914 soon gave way to a grim resignation and, as the Western Front became a long, agonising battle of dire attrition, revulsion. Never before had England’s sons and daughters poured out their lifeblood in such prolonged and seemingly incessant slaughter.The conflict produced a large corpus of war poetry, though focus to date has rested with the ‘big’ names - Brooke, Sassoon, Graves, Owen, Rosenberg and Blunden et al – with their descent from youthful enthusiasm to black cynicism held as a mirror of the nation’s journey. Their fame is richly merited, but there are others that, until now, you would not expect to find in any Great War anthology. This is ‘Tommy’ verse, mainly written by other ranks and not, as is generally the case with the more famous war poets, by officers. It is, much of it, doggerel, loaded with lavatorial humour. Much of the earlier material is as patriotic and sentimental as the times, jingoistic and occasionally mawkish. However, the majority of the poems in this collection have never appeared in print before; they have been unearthed in archives, private collections and papers. Their authors had few pretences, did not see themselves as poets, nor were writing for fame and posterity. Nonetheless, these lost voices of the Great War have a raw immediacy, and an instant connection that the reader will find compelling.
Tommy Rot
Author: John Sadler
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752497405
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
The Great War 1914-1918 was dubbed the ‘war to end all wars’ and introduced the full flowering of industrial warfare to the world. The huge enthusiasm which had greeted the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914 soon gave way to a grim resignation and, as the Western Front became a long, agonising battle of dire attrition, revulsion. Never before had England’s sons and daughters poured out their lifeblood in such prolonged and seemingly incessant slaughter.The conflict produced a large corpus of war poetry, though focus to date has rested with the ‘big’ names - Brooke, Sassoon, Graves, Owen, Rosenberg and Blunden et al – with their descent from youthful enthusiasm to black cynicism held as a mirror of the nation’s journey. Their fame is richly merited, but there are others that, until now, you would not expect to find in any Great War anthology. This is ‘Tommy’ verse, mainly written by other ranks and not, as is generally the case with the more famous war poets, by officers. It is, much of it, doggerel, loaded with lavatorial humour. Much of the earlier material is as patriotic and sentimental as the times, jingoistic and occasionally mawkish. However, the majority of the poems in this collection have never appeared in print before; they have been unearthed in archives, private collections and papers. Their authors had few pretences, did not see themselves as poets, nor were writing for fame and posterity. Nonetheless, these lost voices of the Great War have a raw immediacy, and an instant connection that the reader will find compelling.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752497405
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
The Great War 1914-1918 was dubbed the ‘war to end all wars’ and introduced the full flowering of industrial warfare to the world. The huge enthusiasm which had greeted the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914 soon gave way to a grim resignation and, as the Western Front became a long, agonising battle of dire attrition, revulsion. Never before had England’s sons and daughters poured out their lifeblood in such prolonged and seemingly incessant slaughter.The conflict produced a large corpus of war poetry, though focus to date has rested with the ‘big’ names - Brooke, Sassoon, Graves, Owen, Rosenberg and Blunden et al – with their descent from youthful enthusiasm to black cynicism held as a mirror of the nation’s journey. Their fame is richly merited, but there are others that, until now, you would not expect to find in any Great War anthology. This is ‘Tommy’ verse, mainly written by other ranks and not, as is generally the case with the more famous war poets, by officers. It is, much of it, doggerel, loaded with lavatorial humour. Much of the earlier material is as patriotic and sentimental as the times, jingoistic and occasionally mawkish. However, the majority of the poems in this collection have never appeared in print before; they have been unearthed in archives, private collections and papers. Their authors had few pretences, did not see themselves as poets, nor were writing for fame and posterity. Nonetheless, these lost voices of the Great War have a raw immediacy, and an instant connection that the reader will find compelling.
These Shifting Scenes
Author: Charles Edward Russell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Journalism
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Journalism
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Harper's Monthly Magazine
The Writer
Harper's Magazine
Author: Henry Mills Alden
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
Important American periodical dating back to 1850.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
Important American periodical dating back to 1850.
Organ Hunters
Author: Gordon Thomas
Publisher: PREMIER DIGITAL PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1937624153
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
On a remote island in Central America, David Morton must foil Dr. Gustav Romer, who performs transplants for the elite of the crime world with organs harvested from those killed by a sinister organization.
Publisher: PREMIER DIGITAL PUBLISHING
ISBN: 1937624153
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
On a remote island in Central America, David Morton must foil Dr. Gustav Romer, who performs transplants for the elite of the crime world with organs harvested from those killed by a sinister organization.
The Writer
Author: William Henry Hills
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authorship
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authorship
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Wordprattle
Author: Dennis S. Martin
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411677641
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
If you are a lover of poetry, wordplay and the English language, then this collection is for you. One Hundred words into one hundred poems that will take your imagination to a new level.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1411677641
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
If you are a lover of poetry, wordplay and the English language, then this collection is for you. One Hundred words into one hundred poems that will take your imagination to a new level.
Boys' Life
Author:
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.
Debates
Author: South Australia. Parliament. House of Assembly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1338
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1338
Book Description