William - an Englishman

De: Cicely Hamilton

Narrado por: Stephanie Racine

A satirical view of the suffragette movement and an unblinking yet compassionate story that chronicles the impact of the First World War on an ordinary young couple, William – an Englishman by Cicely Hamilton won the first Prix Femina-Vie Heureuse prize in 1919.

Written in a hospital tent to the sound of gunfire and shells falling, Cicely Hamilton drew on her experiences working in France during WW1 to tell the story of William Tully and his new bride Griselda, who are wrenched away from their all-consuming interests – socialism and votes for women – and plunged into the almost dream-like horror of war. As brutal tragedy strikes, their attitude to both pacifism and patriotism is altered and their lives are changed forever.

William - An Englishman is part of the Persephone Audiobook Collection, a series of forgotten classics that includes neglected fiction and non-fiction by women writers. First published in 1919, this edition includes a preface by writer and MD of Persephone Books, Nicola Beauman.

Reseñas de la Crítica

Written in a rage in 1918; this extraordinary novel is a passionate assertion of the futility of war

Terrifically good . . . very poignant, evoking the war is what she does as well as anything I've read (Anne Harvey)

Profoundly moving

World War I Brought to Life

Stephanie Racine gives us an excellent narration of this realistic and disturbing story of one man's journey during World War I.