The Quiet Shore is 1958 war novel by the British writer Ernest Raymond.[1] It returns to the subject of one of his best-known works Tell England, set during the Gallipoli campaign during the First World War. It addresses the theme of homosexuality which had been a subtext in the earlier novel.[2]

Synopsis

Forty years after the costly landings, Gerry Browning returns to Gallipoli with his wife. While there he relives the terrible experiences and his intense admiration for a fellow officer.

References

  1. ^ Greicus p.34
  2. ^ Schneider & Potter

Bibliography

  • Greicus, M. S. Prose Writers of World War I. British Council, 1973 .
  • Onions, John. English Fiction and Drama of the Great War, 1918–39. Springer, 26 Mar 1990 .
  • Paris, Michael. First World War and Popular Cinema: 1914 to the Present. Edinburgh University Press, 2019.
  • Schneider, Ralf & Potter, Jane. Handbook of British Literature and Culture of the First World War. Walter de Gruyter, 2021.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quiet_Shore
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