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TFW The Trenches of WWI Beat Life at Oxford, Any Day

Good-Bye to All That by Robert Graves

August 6, 2021 by elderberrywine 4 Comments

Bingo Square Shelfie Good-Bye to All That is rather a “Boy’s Own” version of, Robert Graves’ (the Irish-British poet) account of his public school and war years – WWI, that is.  Schooling started at Charterhouse School and continued at Oxford, and Graves did not enjoy any bit of it.  As soon as the War started, Graves signed up, as an officer, and never looked back.  War, it turned out, was far more his element. Graves was one of the several British poets involved in WWI, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, autobiography, British poets, LGBTQ author, Oxford, robert graves, WWI

elderberrywine's CBR13 Review No:14 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, autobiography, British poets, LGBTQ author, Oxford, robert graves, WWI ·
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