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The Dark Forest de Hugh Walpole

The Dark Forest

Autor Hugh Walpole
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 oct 2007
This novel is set on the Polish Front during the First World War, and follows an Englishman working for the Red Cross on the Russian side. An enthusiastic observer of human nature, he is profusely empathetic and analytical, and becomes enthralled by the complex relationships of his fellow medics. The chapters of this book are: Spring in the Train, The School-House, The Invisible Battle, Nikitin, First Move to the Enemy, The Retreat, One Night, The Lovers, Marie Ivanova, The Forest, Four?, and The Door Closes Behind Them. Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole (1884 - 1941) was English novelist who was born in New Zealand. This volume is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781408601037
ISBN-10: 1408601036
Pagini: 380
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Ditzion Press

Notă biografică

Hugh Walpole (1884-1941) was one of the most celebrated British novelists of the early twentieth century, admired for his emotional depth, vivid settings, and mastery of character-driven storytelling. Born in New Zealand and raised in England, Walpole became a central figure in the literary world between the wars, publishing novels, short stories, biographies, and criticism that earned both popular and critical acclaim.Walpole wrote with a rare blend of psychological insight and dramatic flair, exploring family relationships, personal identity, and moral struggle with a seriousness that set him apart from more conventional historical novelists. His prose is richly atmospheric-rooted in place, memory, and emotional complexity-and his characters often carry the tension between private desire and social expectation.Among his many works, the most enduring is the Herries Chronicle, beginning with Rogue Herries. Set against the haunting landscapes of England's Lake District, these novels trace generations of a family bound by ambition, love, loyalty, and tragedy. Blending historical literary fiction, psychological family drama, and epic regional storytelling, the series represents Walpole at his most ambitious and influential.A contemporary of writers such as Virginia Woolf, John Galsworthy, and Arnold Bennett, Walpole remained both a popular favorite and a respected craftsman, valued for his emotional sincerity and his ability to evoke the human experience with nuance and empathy. Although his reputation dimmed in the decades following his death, modern readers and scholars have increasingly rediscovered his work, recognizing his significant contribution to interwar British literature and the development of the modern family saga.Rogue Herries stands today as a powerful reminder of Walpole's gifts-an immersive, deeply felt novel that showcases his talent for storytelling on a grand and profoundly human scale.