Great War of Words

by Peter Buitenhuis

Book Overview

"I wouldn't have had one of you stay at home though I had a dozen sons. That is, if it is the noble war they all say it is... Surely they wouldn't deceive mothers." - J.M. Barrie In September 1914, twenty-five of Britain's most distinguished authors met under the chairmanship of C.F.G. Masterman, head of the war propaganda bureau, to discuss how they could assist the Allied effort. They included such prominent figures as H.G. Wells, Arnold Bennett,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774802707
• ISBN13: 9780774802703
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher