British Identity in World War I

This book analyzes the development of the Lost Generation narrative following the First World War. The author examines narratives that illustrate the fracture of upper-class identity, including well-known examples of the Lost Generation--Robert Graves, Siegfried Sassoon, and Vera Brittain--as well as other less typical cases--George Mallory and JRR Tolkien--to demonstrate the effects of the First World War on British society, culture, and politics.