War with Germany, so often imagined and predicted, broke out when people were least prepared for it. A theatrical diva prepares to shock her audience, while an English poet in the making sets out on a midsummer railway journey that result in the creation of a poem that remains loved and widely known to this day. This book deals with this topic.

Format: Paperback
Published: in UK in 2014
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Pages: 432
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780670919222
ISBN 10: 0670919225