The return of the soldier
Author:
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Language:
English
Description
"The Return of the Soldier" is British author Rebecca West's remarkable 1918 novel of the struggle of a World War I veteran and the three women who love him as he returns home and tries make sense of the life that he had before he went to war. Told from the perspective of his cousin Jenny, who lives with him and his wife Kitty, it is the story of British soldier Chris Baldry, who has just returned home from fighting in France. Chris has amnesia and does not remember the last 15 years of his life, his marriage to Kitty, or the young son they tragically lost before the war. Instead, he believes he is 20 years old again and still courting Margaret, an inn-keeper's daughter and his first love. While Kitty feels powerless to save her husband, Jenny enlists Margaret to help Chris and the two must face a tragic and difficult choice: to let Chris remain happily unaware of his true life or help him remember his tragic past. Heartbreaking and affecting, West's classic dramatically exemplifies the lasting psychological effects of war on both soldiers and their families.
Subjects
Subjects
Action and adventure fiction
Amnesia
Amnesia -- Fiction
Country homes
Country homes -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Electronic books
England -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Man-woman relationships
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
Psychological fiction -- Fiction
Soldiers
Soldiers -- Fiction
War
War -- Fiction
War neuroses
War neuroses -- Fiction
War stories
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 -- England -- Fiction
World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction
Amnesia
Amnesia -- Fiction
Country homes
Country homes -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Electronic books
England -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Man-woman relationships
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
Psychological fiction -- Fiction
Soldiers
Soldiers -- Fiction
War
War -- Fiction
War neuroses
War neuroses -- Fiction
War stories
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 -- England -- Fiction
World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction
More Details
ISBN:
9780548225127
9781982476489
9781681952185
9798200761104
9780812971224
9781420909746
9781420960747
9781443431996
9781411466630
9780385272261
9780486846545
9781411430402
9781982476489
9781681952185
9798200761104
9780812971224
9781420909746
9781420960747
9781443431996
9781411466630
9780385272261
9780486846545
9781411430402
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 51d0a80a-ed66-31b9-1e17-e5d2cb162515 |
---|---|
Grouping Title | return of the soldier |
Grouping Author | rebecca west |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-05-01 22:23:09PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-05-04 22:22:07PM |
Solr Fields
accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
auth_author2
May, Nadia
Rendel, Christine
Rendel, Christine
author
West, Rebecca, 1892-1983
author2-role
May, Nadia,reader
Rendel, Christine,reader
hoopla digital
Rendel, Christine,reader
hoopla digital
author_display
West, Rebecca
display_description
"The Return of the Soldier" is British author Rebecca West's remarkable 1918 novel of the struggle of a World War I veteran and the three women who love him as he returns home and tries make sense of the life that he had before he went to war. Told from the perspective of his cousin Jenny, who lives with him and his wife Kitty, it is the story of British soldier Chris Baldry, who has just returned home from fighting in France. Chris has amnesia and does not remember the last 15 years of his life, his marriage to Kitty, or the young son they tragically lost before the war. Instead, he believes he is 20 years old again and still courting Margaret, an inn-keeper's daughter and his first love. While Kitty feels powerless to save her husband, Jenny enlists Margaret to help Chris and the two must face a tragic and difficult choice: to let Chris remain happily unaware of his true life or help him remember his tragic past. Heartbreaking and affecting, West's classic dramatically exemplifies the lasting psychological effects of war on both soldiers and their families.
format_category_eh
Audio Books
Books
eBook
Books
eBook
format_eh
Book
eAudiobook
eBook
eAudiobook
eBook
id
51d0a80a-ed66-31b9-1e17-e5d2cb162515
isbn
9780385272261
9780486846545
9780548225127
9780812971224
9781411430402
9781411466630
9781420909746
9781420960747
9781443431996
9781681952185
9781982476489
9798200761104
9780486846545
9780548225127
9780812971224
9781411430402
9781411466630
9781420909746
9781420960747
9781443431996
9781681952185
9781982476489
9798200761104
itype_eh
ADULT BOOK
ADULT PAPERBACK
ADULT PAPERBACK
last_indexed
2024-05-05T04:22:07.447Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Fiction
literary_form_full
Fiction
primary_isbn
9780548225127
publishDate
1918
1982
2004
2009
2010
2012
2013
2016
2019
2020
2022
1982
2004
2009
2010
2012
2013
2016
2019
2020
2022
publisher
Barnes & Noble
Blackstone Publishing
Dial Press
Dover Publications
HarperCollins Canada
Kessinger Publishing
Modern Library
Neeland Media LLC
Xist Publishing
Blackstone Publishing
Dial Press
Dover Publications
HarperCollins Canada
Kessinger Publishing
Modern Library
Neeland Media LLC
Xist Publishing
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Action and adventure fiction
Amnesia -- Fiction
Country homes -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Electronic books
England -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature -- Fiction
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
Psychological fiction -- Fiction
Soldiers -- Fiction
War -- Fiction
War neuroses
War neuroses -- Fiction
War stories
World War, 1914-1918 -- England -- Fiction
World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction
Amnesia -- Fiction
Country homes -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Electronic books
England -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Literature -- Fiction
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Psychological fiction
Psychological fiction -- Fiction
Soldiers -- Fiction
War -- Fiction
War neuroses
War neuroses -- Fiction
War stories
World War, 1914-1918 -- England -- Fiction
World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction
title_display
The return of the soldier
title_full
The Return of the Soldier [electronic resource] / Rebecca West
The return of the soldier / Rebecca West
The return of the soldier / Rebecca West ; introduction by Verlyn Klinkenborg ; illustrations by Norman Price
The return of the soldier / Rebecca West ; new introduction by Victoria Glendinning
The return of the soldier / Rebecca West
The return of the soldier / Rebecca West ; introduction by Verlyn Klinkenborg ; illustrations by Norman Price
The return of the soldier / Rebecca West ; new introduction by Victoria Glendinning
title_short
The return of the soldier
topic_facet
Amnesia
Country homes
Electronic books
Literature
Man-woman relationships
Psychological fiction
Soldiers
War
War neuroses
World War, 1914-1918
Country homes
Electronic books
Literature
Man-woman relationships
Psychological fiction
Soldiers
War
War neuroses
World War, 1914-1918
Solr Details Tables
item_details
Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Loc | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ils:.b25797542 | .i61176059 | Essex Adult Fiction | WEST | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | exaf | |||||
hoopla:MWT11660425 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11660425?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online | |||
hoopla:MWT13259360 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13259360?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online | |||
hoopla:MWT11907191 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11907191?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online | |||
hoopla:MWT12317244 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12317244?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online | |||
ils:.b13370613 | .i18665457 | New London Adult Fiction | FIC WEST | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | nlaf | |||||
hoopla:MWT11918541 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11918541?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online | |||
hoopla:MWT10026464 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10026464?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online | |||
hoopla:MWT14853637 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/14853637?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online | |||
hoopla:MWT15333905 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/15333905?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online | |||
ils:.b20496539 | .i39933684 | Wallingford Adult Fiction | WEST | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | waaf | |||||
hoopla:MWT15346052 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/15346052?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online |
record_details
Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ils:.b25797542 | Book | Books | Modern Library paperback edition | English | Modern Library | 1918 | xxi, 82 pages : illustrations 21 cm | |
hoopla:MWT11660425 | eBook | eBook | English | Xist Publishing | 2016 | 1 online resource (83 pages) | ||
hoopla:MWT13259360 | eBook | eBook | English | Dover Publications | 2020 | 1 online resource (80 pages) | ||
hoopla:MWT11907191 | eBook | eBook | English | Neeland Media LLC | 2010 | 1 online resource (113 pages) | ||
hoopla:MWT12317244 | eBook | eBook | English | Neeland Media LLC | 2019 | 1 online resource (60 pages) | ||
ils:.b13370613 | Book | Books | Rev. ed | English | Dial Press | [1982] c1980 | 187 p. ; 21 cm. | |
hoopla:MWT11918541 | eBook | eBook | English | HarperCollins Canada | 2013 | 1 online resource (80 pages) | ||
hoopla:MWT10026464 | eAudiobook | Audio Books | Unabridged | English | Blackstone Publishing | 2009 | 1 online resource (1 audio file (2hr., 58 min.)) : digital. | |
hoopla:MWT14853637 | eAudiobook | Audio Books | Unabridged | English | Blackstone Publishing | 2022 | 1 online resource (1 audio file (3hr., 46 min.)) : digital. | |
hoopla:MWT15333905 | eBook | eBook | English | Barnes & Noble | 2009 | 1 online resource (112 pages) | ||
ils:.b20496539 | Book | Books | English | Kessinger Publishing | c2010 | 185 p. ; 24 cm. | ||
hoopla:MWT15346052 | eBook | eBook | English | Barnes & Noble | 2012 | 1 online resource (112 pages) |
scoping_details_eh
Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Local Url |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ils:.b25797542 | .i61176059 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
hoopla:MWT11660425 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false | ||||
hoopla:MWT13259360 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false | ||||
hoopla:MWT11907191 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false | ||||
hoopla:MWT12317244 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false | ||||
ils:.b13370613 | .i18665457 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
hoopla:MWT11918541 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false | ||||
hoopla:MWT10026464 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false | ||||
hoopla:MWT14853637 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false | ||||
hoopla:MWT15333905 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false | ||||
ils:.b20496539 | .i39933684 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | false | 9999 | ||
hoopla:MWT15346052 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false |