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Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man: The Memoirs of George Sherston (The George Sherston Trilogy Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Siegfried Sassoon (Author), Paul Fussell (Introduction) Format: Kindle Edition
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The first volume in Siegfried Sassoon’s beloved trilogy, The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston, with a new introduction by celebrated historian Paul Fussell

A highly decorated English soldier and an acclaimed poet and novelist, Siegfried Sassoon won fame for his trilogy of fictionalized autobiographies that wonderfully capture the vanishing idylls of Edwardian England and the brutal realities of war.

In this first novel of the semiautobiographical George Sherston trilogy, Sassoon wonderfully captures the vanishing idylls of the Edwardian English countryside. Never out of print since its original publication in 1928, when it won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Sassoon's reminiscences about childhood and the beginning of World War I are channeled through young George Sherston, whose life of local cricket tournaments and fox-hunts falls apart as war approaches and he joins up to fight. Sassoon's first novel, though rife with comic characters and a jaunty sense of storytelling, presents his own loss of innocence and the destruction of the country he knew and loved.

For 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 by award-winning translators.
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    May 28, 2013
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About the Author

Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967) was a poet and novelist whose novels include the James Tait Black Award–winning Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man. He is recognized as one of the great poets of World War I and one of the war’s most influential opponents.

Paul Fussell (1925–2012) was a writer, editor, and historian whose experiences in World War II led to his writing the award-winning classic The Great War and Modern Memory. He was also the editor of the collection Sassoon’s Long Journey.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00AEDDSZC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Classics; Reprint edition (May 28, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 28, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1742 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 316 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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"raneymatt"
5.0 out of 5 stars THE Classic !
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2023
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A Brilliant tome by a Brilliant and Brave Poet !
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JAK
4.0 out of 5 stars Foxes, Horses, War
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2015
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It's a good idea to read the introduction to the book first.Prior to reading it I hadn't realized it was a novel not "straight" autobiography.Paul Fussell explains that Sassoon's life was in some substantial ways different from what is depicted here.He didn't grow up with a maiden aunt and his environment was more intellectual and cultural than he lets on.This is clearly deliberate.Sassoon obviously wanted to create an alter ego who was quite a bit more naive and bumpkinish than he ever was; I suspect to highlight the changes ,in him and in his country wrought, by war.

One thing that will probably hit most readers is , this is a strange book about a very strange man.It really hit me when the book begins to depict its lead character and narrator at around 24 years of age.George Sherston is a university drop out without a job who has no intention of working or going back to Cambridge.Sure he can get away with this because he has an income and his aunt, who he still lives with, covers his expenses anyway.Still, while well off, he's not really rich.Most people in his position are expected to do something.George plays golf by himself and plays in the occasional cricket match.Finally he takes up fox hunting on a serious basis, which of course is expensive.That is his main activity until the War breaks out and he enlists.The book ends with him at the front in France.

This is a languid book about a fundamentally lonely , disconnected man who has no real focus.The material on fox hunting is actually rather interesting.Sassoon eschews the didactic but the book is far from empty of thought.He has genuine affection for what he depicts and sufficient awareness to know he and it are a bit ridiculous.But for him , before the war, that's how it was.
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Ian Ravenscroft
5.0 out of 5 stars A master piece. Provides an endearing account of the ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2016
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A master piece. Provides an endearing account of the end of life in rural England followed by a gritty account of the trenches in WWI. Often described as an "autobiographical novel", it is loosely based on Sasson's own life.
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Rickus
5.0 out of 5 stars I am interested in World War I and I found ...
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2017
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I am interested in World War I and I found this book helpful in understanding the mentality of persons living in this time period.
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PatOR
4.0 out of 5 stars It is beautifully written. Sassoon is a first-rate poet
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2016
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It is beautifully written. Sassoon is a first-rate poet. But I missed more interpersonal relationships. It is a memoir that is largely consumed by the author's thoughts on his own life and predicaments. Also, the book is touted to be the memoirs of George Sherston. This allows Sassoon to make things up. One constantly wonders whether what one is reading really happened to Sassoon. He was a war hero; he was wounded; he did love fox hunting. But how much is true. If the reader is interested most of all in first rate rhetoric, this is a good read.
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Steven R. Wallace
3.0 out of 5 stars The trilogy's weak point
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2021
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One needs to read this first book in Sassoon's trilogy in order to appreciate his second and third volumes, which are both outstanding. But the combination of his dry British perspective along with lots of time playing cricket and galloping over hill and dale chasing foxes left me cold and bored. But wait until you get to the rest of the trilogy!
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David Franklin
5.0 out of 5 stars Written by one of the great First World War poets
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2015
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1st volume of an autobiography, thinly disguised by the changing of all names but one. Written by one of the great First World War poets.
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Damaris Horan
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2016
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An excellent writer
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely vintage book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 16, 2018
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Came with a protective box slip and was in excellent condition - very pleased with this
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5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely gift.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2012
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Having owned a copy of this for years, it made a great gift. The book was used but in good order and arrived well within the time scale proposed.
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