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Good-Bye to All That: An Autobiography
Hardcover
Literary FiguresMilitary BiographiesWorld War I
ISBN13: 9781025684420
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.81
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Good-Bye to All That is a seminal autobiography by the acclaimed poet and novelist Robert Graves. Serving as a profound account of his early life and experiences, the work is most renowned for its unflinching depiction of the First World War. Graves provides a detailed and often harrowing narrative of his time as an officer in the Royal Welch Fusiliers, capturing the brutal reality of trench warfare on the Western Front with a stark honesty that redefined the war memoir genre.
Beyond the battlefield, the book explores Graves's upbringing in a middle-class Edwardian household and his education at Charterhouse. It serves as a symbolic farewell to his former life, his country, and the traditional values of the pre-war era that were irrevocably shattered by the conflict. Written in a style that is both detached and deeply personal, Graves reflects on the physical and psychological toll of the war, including his own near-fatal injury and the lingering effects of shell shock.
A classic of English literature, Good-Bye to All That offers invaluable insights into the disillusionment of the Lost Generation. It remains a powerful testament to the transformative power of historical upheaval and a cornerstone of military and literary autobiography.
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