Return of the Soldier (Modern Library) (Modern Library Torchbearers) - Softcover

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Rebecca West; Verlyn Klinkenborg (Introduction)

 
9780812971224: Return of the Soldier (Modern Library) (Modern Library Torchbearers)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0812971221 ISBN 13: 9780812971224
Publisher: Modern Library Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Set during World War I on an isolated country estate just outside London, Rebecca West s haunting novel The Return of the Soldier follows Chris Baldry, a shell-shocked captain suffering from amnesia, as he makes a bittersweet homecoming to the three women who have helped shape his life. Will the devoted wife he can no longer recollect, the favorite cousin he remembers only as a childhood friend, and the poor innkeeper s daughter he once courted leave Chris to languish in a safe, dreamy past or will they help him recover his memory so that he can return to the front? The answer is revealed through a heartwrenching, unexpected sacrifice. The text of this Modern Library Paperback Classic was set from the first American edition, published in 1918, and features original illustrations by Norman Price. Since 1917 The Modern Library prides itself as The modern Library of the world s Best Books . Featuring introductions by leading writers, stunning translations, scholarly endnotes and reading group guides. Production values emphasize superior quality and readability. Competitive prices, coupled with exciting cover design make these an ideal gift to be cherished by the avid reader.

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About the Author

VERLYN KLINKENBORG, the author of Making Hay, The Last Fine Time, and The Rural Life, has written for numerous publications. A member of the editorial board of The New York Times, he lives in upstate New York.

From the Back Cover

Set during World War I on an isolated country estate just outside London, Rebecca West's haunting novel The Return of the Soldier follows Chris Baldry, a shell-shocked captain suffering from amnesia, as he makes a bittersweet homecoming to the three women who have helped shape his life. Will the devoted wife he can no longer recollect, the favorite cousin he remembers only as a childhood friend, and the poor innkeeper's daughter he once courted leave Chris to languish in a safe, dreamy past--or will they help him recover his memory so that he can return to the front? The answer is revealed through a heartwrenching, unexpected sacrifice.
The text of this Modern Library Paperback Classic was set from the first American edition, published in 1918, and features original illustrations by Norman Price.

From the Inside Flap

Set during World War I on an isolated country estate just outside London, Rebecca West s haunting novel The Return of the Soldier follows Chris Baldry, a shell-shocked captain suffering from amnesia, as he makes a bittersweet homecoming to the three women who have helped shape his life. Will the devoted wife he can no longer recollect, the favorite cousin he remembers only as a childhood friend, and the poor innkeeper s daughter he once courted leave Chris to languish in a safe, dreamy past or will they help him recover his memory so that he can return to the front? The answer is revealed through a heartwrenching, unexpected sacrifice.
The text of this Modern Library Paperback Classic was set from the first American edition, published in 1918, and features original illustrations by Norman Price.

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Publisher
Modern Library Inc
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0812971221
ISBN 13 
9780812971224
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
112

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9780141180656: The Return of the Soldier (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)

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ISBN 10:  014118065X ISBN 13:  9780141180656
Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1998
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