Journey To Heartbreak: The Crucible Years Of Bernard Shaw 1914-1918
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded, some chipping at edges (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
At the outbreak of the First World War, George Bernard Shaw — already one of the most celebrated and controversial figures in the English-speaking world — made a fateful decision: rather than rally to the patriotic cause, he wrote Common Sense About the War, a pamphlet that enraged the British establishment and nearly destroyed his career overnight. Journey to Heartbreak chronicles the turbulent years between 1914 and 1918, when Shaw navigated a hostile public landscape, wielding his pen with characteristic defiance against jingoism, political hypocrisy, and the catastrophic human cost of industrial warfare. Stanley Weintraub, one of the foremost Shaw scholars of the twentieth century, reconstructs this crucible period with meticulous archival research and sharp biographical insight, drawing on Shaw's letters, diaries, and contemporaneous writings to illuminate a man at war with his own age. The result is a portrait of intellectual courage under siege — and a reminder that the most enduring voices are often those that refuse to be silenced when it matters most.
Author: Stanley Weintraub
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded, some chipping at edges (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
At the outbreak of the First World War, George Bernard Shaw — already one of the most celebrated and controversial figures in the English-speaking world — made a fateful decision: rather than rally to the patriotic cause, he wrote Common Sense About the War, a pamphlet that enraged the British establishment and nearly destroyed his career overnight. Journey to Heartbreak chronicles the turbulent years between 1914 and 1918, when Shaw navigated a hostile public landscape, wielding his pen with characteristic defiance against jingoism, political hypocrisy, and the catastrophic human cost of industrial warfare. Stanley Weintraub, one of the foremost Shaw scholars of the twentieth century, reconstructs this crucible period with meticulous archival research and sharp biographical insight, drawing on Shaw's letters, diaries, and contemporaneous writings to illuminate a man at war with his own age. The result is a portrait of intellectual courage under siege — and a reminder that the most enduring voices are often those that refuse to be silenced when it matters most.