Siegfried Sassoon
1. Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man
Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man The Sherston Trilogy: Book #1
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10 Stunden und 28 Minuten
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Erscheinungsdatum
22.02.2024
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Lesung
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ungekürzt
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MP3
Anzahl Dateien
47
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SNR AudioSprache
Englisch
EAN
9781805360414
"There was a thrill in the early morning air that made everything seem possible."
Prior to the publication of Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Sassoon's reputation rested on the poetry he wrote during and about World War One, and so uncertain of the novel's reception was he that he elected to publish it anonymously. The first book in a trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels, Memoirs tells the story of George Sherston, a fictionalised version of himself, growing up in the English countryside before the First World War. Using material taken from Sassoon's own diaries, the book follows George's gentle, privileged rural life — hunting, horses, friendships, and small social dramas — all described with warmth and wry humour. Beneath the charm, though, there's an awareness that this peaceful world is fading, and the novel ends as Sherston prepares to enter the army, signalling the end of innocence and the beginning of the war that will become the defining force in Sassoon's later writing. Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967) was an English poet and novelist best known for the fierce anti‑war poetry he wrote during the First World War. Born into a wealthy Kent family, he lived a quiet rural life until joining the army in 1914, where his bravery earned him the Military Cross. His wartime experiences led to his becoming one of the most powerful voices protesting the brutality and futility of the conflict and one of the defining literary figures of his generation.
Prior to the publication of Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Sassoon's reputation rested on the poetry he wrote during and about World War One, and so uncertain of the novel's reception was he that he elected to publish it anonymously. The first book in a trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels, Memoirs tells the story of George Sherston, a fictionalised version of himself, growing up in the English countryside before the First World War. Using material taken from Sassoon's own diaries, the book follows George's gentle, privileged rural life — hunting, horses, friendships, and small social dramas — all described with warmth and wry humour. Beneath the charm, though, there's an awareness that this peaceful world is fading, and the novel ends as Sherston prepares to enter the army, signalling the end of innocence and the beginning of the war that will become the defining force in Sassoon's later writing. Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967) was an English poet and novelist best known for the fierce anti‑war poetry he wrote during the First World War. Born into a wealthy Kent family, he lived a quiet rural life until joining the army in 1914, where his bravery earned him the Military Cross. His wartime experiences led to his becoming one of the most powerful voices protesting the brutality and futility of the conflict and one of the defining literary figures of his generation.
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