# Letters From A Lost Generation

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- Authors: [Mark Bostridge](https://www.bookquiver.com/mark-bostridge), [Alan Bishop](https://www.bookquiver.com/alan-bishop)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2008-11-06

## Description

Nothing in the papers, not the most vivid and heart-rending descriptions, have made me realise war like your letters' Vera Brittain to Roland Leighton, 17 April 1915. This selection of letters, written between 1913 & 1918, between Vera Brittain and four young men - her fiance Roland Leighton, her brother Edward and their close friends Victor Richardson & Geoffrey Thurlow present a remarkable and profoundly moving portrait of five young people caught up in the cataclysm of total war. Roland, 'Monseigneur', is the 'leader' & his letters most clearly trace the path leading from idealism to disillusionment. Edward, ' Immaculate of the Trenches', was orderly & controlled, down even to his attire. Geoffrey, the 'non-militarist at heart' had not rushed to enlist but put aside his objections to the war for patriotism's sake. Victor on the other hand, possessed a very sweet character and was known as 'Father Confessor'. An important historical testimony telling a powerful story of idealism, disillusionment and personal tragedy.

## Editions

### Letters From A Lost Generation

- Publisher: virago
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-03-4900-771-7
- Published: 2015-07-02
- Language: en_GB

### Letters from a Lost Generation

- Publisher: BBC Digital Audio
- Medium: audio
- Length: 3 h 23 min
- Narrated by: Amanda Root
- ISBN: 978-19-1028-116-1
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Language: en_GB

### Letters From A Lost Generation

- Publisher: virago
- ISBN: 978-18-4408-570-5
- Published: 2008-11-06
- Language: en_GB