F. W. Harvey

First published in 1920, this wonderful book has for many, many years benn unobtainable save fo scarce and expensive secondhand copies. It is Will Harvey's sole autobiographical account of his capture and subsequent incarceration in seven Geman prisoner of war camps. It is an admirably crafted ovservation of the sociology and the psychology, the humour and tragedyo of life under capture for British officers during WW1. It tells of ingenious and daring escapes (including Harvey's own attempts), emtertainment, debating societies, music and othe passtimes the prisoners devises. It is a unique book that now, over 95 years later, must surely deserve its place in literature. Many of F. W. Harvey's greatest works were composes in the camps and are, and the stories behind their making are inclided. There is also a comprehensive foreword and appenix added for the benefit of modern-day readers.

380 pages Paper July 2010

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