# Letters From A Lost Generation

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- Book: [Letters From A Lost Generation](https://www.bookquiver.com/mark-bostridge/letters-from-a-lost-generation) ([Letters From A Lost Generation.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/mark-bostridge/letters-from-a-lost-generation.md))
- Authors: [Mark Bostridge](https://www.bookquiver.com/mark-bostridge), [Alan Bishop](https://www.bookquiver.com/alan-bishop)
- Publisher: virago
- ISBN: 978-18-4408-570-5
- Published: 2008-11-06
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## 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.