Beautifully varied and widely eclectic, these stories cover, among other topics, an heroic protest at prep school ('Treacle Tart'), a con artist who uses the art of escapology in real-life situations, and a man who claims the power to kill with his voice (The Shout)This collection - bound by autobiographical threads - makes a fascinating companion to Goodbye to All That, Robert Graves' famous account of his life at Charterhouse School and as a young officer in WW1Robert Graves was born in 1895 in Wimbledon. He went from school to the First World War, where he became a captain in the Royal Welch Fusiliers and was seriously wounded at the Battle of the Somme. He wrote his autobiography, Goodbye to All That, in 1929, and it was soon established as a modern classic. He died on 7 December 1985 in Majorca, his home since 1929.The ever-popular novelist and story-teller Robert Graves wrote fascinating and durable stories, here collected together in a single volume for the first time by the poet's daughter Lucia Graves.
Product Details
Title:
Complete Short Stories
Author:
Robert GravesLucia Graves
SKU:
BK0466738
EAN:
9780141189451
Language:
English
About Author
Robert Graves was born in 1895 in Wimbledon. He went from school to the First World War, where he became a captain in the Royal Welch Fusiliers and was seriously wounded at the Battle of the Somme. He wrote his autobiography, Goodbye to All That, in 1929, and it was soon established as a modern classic. He died on 7 December 1985 in Majorca, his home since 1929.
