The Quiet Shore

The Quiet Shore
First edition (UK)
AuthorErnest Raymond
LanguageEnglish
GenreWar drama
PublisherCassell
Publication date
1958
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

The Quiet Shore is 1958 war novel by the British writer Ernest Raymond.[1] It returns to the subject of one of his best-known works Tell England, set during the Gallipoli campaign during the First World War. It addresses the theme of homosexuality which had been a subtext in the earlier novel.[2]

Synopsis

Forty years after the costly landings, Gerry Browning returns to Gallipoli with his wife. While there he relives the terrible experiences and his intense admiration for a fellow officer.

References

  1. ^ Greicus p.34
  2. ^ Schneider & Potter

Bibliography

  • Greicus, M. S. Prose Writers of World War I. British Council, 1973 .
  • Onions, John. English Fiction and Drama of the Great War, 1918–39. Springer, 26 Mar 1990 .
  • Paris, Michael. First World War and Popular Cinema: 1914 to the Present. Edinburgh University Press, 2019.
  • Schneider, Ralf & Potter, Jane. Handbook of British Literature and Culture of the First World War. Walter de Gruyter, 2021.


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