{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-first-world-war-stories-penguin-classics-9780141442150","title":"The Penguin Book of First World War Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn anthology of Great War short stories by British writers, both famous and lesser-known authors, men and women, during the war and after its end\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese stories are able to illustrate the impact of the Great War on British society and culture and the many modes in which short fiction contributed to the war's literature. The selection covers different periods: the war years themselves, the famous boom years of the late 1920s to the more recent past in which the First World War has received new cultural interest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Penguin Book of First World War StoriesIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eFurther Reading\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Texts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Front\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur Machen, 'The Bowmen'\u003cbr\u003e'Sapper' (Herman Cyril McNeile), 'Private Meyrick—Company Idiot'\u003cbr\u003eC. E. Montague, 'A Trade Report Only'\u003cbr\u003eRichard Aldington, 'Victory'\u003cbr\u003eAnne Perry, 'Heroes'\u003cbr\u003eMary Borden, 'Blind'\u003cbr\u003eKatherine Mansfield, 'An Indiscreet Journey'\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Conrad, 'The Tale'\u003cbr\u003eA. W. Wells, 'Chanson Triste'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Spies and Intelligence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArthur Conan Doyle, 'His Last Bow'\u003cbr\u003eW. Somerset Maugham, 'Giulia Lazzari'\u003cbr\u003eJohn Buchan, 'The Loathly Opposite'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. At Home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRudyard Kipling, 'Mary Postgate'\u003cbr\u003eStacy Aumonier, 'Them Others'\u003cbr\u003eJohn Galsworthy, 'Told by the Schoolmaster'\u003cbr\u003eD. H. Lawrence, 'Tickets, Please'\u003cbr\u003eRadclyffe Hall, 'Miss Ogilvy Finds Herself'\u003cbr\u003eHugh Walpole, 'Nobody'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. In Retrospect\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarold Brighouse, 'Once a Hero'\u003cbr\u003eKatherine Mansfield, 'The Fly'\u003cbr\u003eWinifred Holtby, 'The Casualty List'\u003cbr\u003eRobert Graves, 'Christmas Truce'\u003cbr\u003eMuriel Spark, 'The First Year of My Life'\u003cbr\u003eRobert Grossmith, 'Company'\u003cbr\u003eJulian Barnes, 'Evermore'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaps\u003cbr\u003ePlaces of the Western Front\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eMilitary Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBiographies\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732494070103,"sku":"9780141442150","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141442150.jpg?v=1719997128","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-first-world-war-stories-penguin-classics-9780141442150","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}