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The Prisoner's Defence and Other First World War Stories


by Ann-Marie Einhaus

Italian troops marching into the mountains where Italy fought much of its war against Austria-Hungary. A poster postcard encouraging the purchase of war bonds yielding 5.55%.

Italian troops marching into the mountains where Italy fought much of its war against Austria-Hungary. A poster postcard encouraging the purchase of war bonds yielding 5.55%.

The Prisoner's Defence and Other First World War Stories Selected by Ann-Marie Einhaus. Published by the British Library, the collection contains little know stories from British fiction magazines of the period, and includes stories by P.G. Wodehouse and Arthur Conan Doyle. Each story is preceded by a short introduction describing the context in which it was written and published.

Publisher: The British Library, 2017

Copyright: Introduction and Notes, 2017 Ann-Marie Einhaus