The Lost Novel of F W Harvey: The Lost Novel of F. W. Harvey

F.W. Harvey

Jul 2014 · The History Press

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Published to coincide with performances of the play 'Will Havey's War' at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham from 30th July to 2nd August 2014. Part of the Gloucestershire Remembers World War I programme.Discovered only recently, this unpublished novel by F.W. Harvey tells the fictionalized tale of Will Harvey and his journey from a rural Gloucestershire childhood to the frontline trenches of the First World War. It is a sentimental story of young boy finding love for the first time and being separated from it, it is also a story of how war changes men forever.The novel offers a rare insight into the poet’s own experiences of the First World War and his struggle to come to terms with his lost youth.

Autoren-Profil

Frederick William Harvey was dubbed the "Laureate of Gloucestershire" and became the county's most famous poet after World War I. One of his poems was voted into the 100 best-loved poems in the BBC national poll in 1996. He is the author of Comrads in Captivity, Farewell, and A Gloucestershire Lad at Home and Abroad.