Goodbye To All That, Robert Graves
Goodbye To All That, Robert Graves
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Goodbye To All That

Author: Robert Graves

Narrator: Martin Jarvis

Abridged: 4 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: CSA Word

Published: 02/08/2024


Synopsis

Goodbye to All That is Robert Graves' searing autobiography and an emotional first-hand account of life in the Great War trenches.

A graphic storyteller, Graves begins with the petty cruelties of his public school upbringing. Then, almost in 'fly-on-the-wall' documentary style, he paints devastating portraits of war: of a young man's hell, of meaningless sacrifice, of everyday heroism, and of the idiocy of the military command. Even accomplishing some moments of humour, Goodbye to All That is an enthralling listen, bringing the listener into the midst of the battle. It is widely recognised as one of the most powerful insights into the trauma of war.

Read by award-winning British stage, television and voice actor, Martin Jarvis

About Robert Graves

Robert Graves (1895–1985) was an English poet, translator, and novelist, one of the leading English men of letters in the twentieth century. He fought in World War I and won international acclaim in 1929 with the publication of his memoir of the First World War, Good-bye to All That. After the war, he was granted a classical scholarship at Oxford and subsequently went to Egypt as the first professor of English at the University of Cairo. He is most noted for his series of novels about the Roman emperor Claudius and his works on mythology, such as The White Goddess.


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