| Author: | F.W. Harvey | ISBN: | 9780750959773 |
| Publisher: | The History Press | Publication: | July 7, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | F.W. Harvey |
| ISBN: | 9780750959773 |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Publication: | July 7, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
Discovered only recently, this unpublished novel by F.W. Harvey tells the fictionalized tale of Will Harvey and his journey from a rural Gloucestershire childhood to the frontline trenches of World War I. It is a sentimental story of young boy finding love for the first time and being separated from it; it is also a story of how war changes men forever. The novel offers a rare insight into the poet's own experiences of World War I, and his struggle to come to terms with his lost youth.
Discovered only recently, this unpublished novel by F.W. Harvey tells the fictionalized tale of Will Harvey and his journey from a rural Gloucestershire childhood to the frontline trenches of World War I. It is a sentimental story of young boy finding love for the first time and being separated from it; it is also a story of how war changes men forever. The novel offers a rare insight into the poet's own experiences of World War I, and his struggle to come to terms with his lost youth.
