Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man
'The essence of Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man is neither historical nor exotic; it is one of the most subtle and moving narratives of youth's education in life, of the gradual breakdown of an egocentric universe that is happy, innocent and hopeless.' Angus Wilson, The Observer.
'The essence of Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man is neither historical nor exotic; it is one of the most subtle and moving narratives of youth's education in life, of the gradual breakdown of an egocentric universe that is happy, innocent and hopeless.' Angus Wilson, The Observer.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781931541701 (1931541701)
Publish date: December 1st 2001
Publisher: Simon Publications
Pages no: 388
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
20th Century,
War,
Poetry
Series: The Sherston Memoir (#1)
A murder most mundaneWhat if ? after eating a great meal alone, maybe you’ve had a couple of glasses of your favourite spirit, & now thoroughly relaxed you look out of the window, casting a comfortable possessive eye over this, your neighbourhood, your domain that you know every brick of. What if w...
The last portion of this book throws the first into stark relief. While I enjoyed the first section, it didn't grab me - it was a calm meandering from hunting meet to hunting meet, from a quiet life to brief flurries of activity on a horse. Nothing really happened, nothing changed.And then, of cours...
3 – 3.5 starsOn the one hand Siegfried Sassoon’s _The Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man_ (the first volume in a trilogy)can be seen as a paen to the idyllic way of life of a country gentleman before the war to end all wars destroyed any pretence to concepts of chivalry and gallant action. On the other ha...
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