World War I novels booklist -- repost
Apr. 2nd, 2006 01:52 pmI had some new titles to add, so I'm posting this again in case anyone's interested...
Patricia Anthony. Flanders (1998)
Pat Barker. Regeneration trilogy: Regeneration (1991), The Eye in the Door (1994), The Ghost Road (1995)
Marc Dugain. The Officers' Ward (2000)
Sebastian Faulks. Birdsong (1993)
Alan Fisher. The Rage of Angels (1981)
Michael Foreman. War Game (1994) -- children's book about the 1914 Christmas truce
Charles Yale Harrison. Generals Die in Bed (1930)
Mark Helprin. A Soldier of the Great War (1991)
Susan Hill. Strange Meeting (1971)
Guy Johnson. Standing on the Scratch Line
Iain Lawrence. Lord of the Nutcracker Men (2001) -- YA
Richard Marius. After the War (1992)
Michael Morpurgo. Private Peaceful (2004) -- YA
Linda Newbery. The Shell House (2002) -- YA; contemporary setting but with WWI theme
Anne Perry. World War I mystery series: No Graves as Yet (2003), Shoulder the Sky (2004), Angels in the Gloom (2005)
Erich Maria Remarque. All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)
Geert Spillebeen. Kipling's Choice (2005) -- YA
Charles Todd. Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries: A Test of Wills (1996), Wings of Fire (1998) etc.
Tom Willard. The Sable Doughboys (1997)
Jacqueline Winspear. Maisie Dobbs mysteries: Maisie Dobbs (2003), Birds of a Feather (2004), Pardonable Lies (2005)
note:YA=young adult
Patricia Anthony. Flanders (1998)
Pat Barker. Regeneration trilogy: Regeneration (1991), The Eye in the Door (1994), The Ghost Road (1995)
Marc Dugain. The Officers' Ward (2000)
Sebastian Faulks. Birdsong (1993)
Alan Fisher. The Rage of Angels (1981)
Michael Foreman. War Game (1994) -- children's book about the 1914 Christmas truce
Charles Yale Harrison. Generals Die in Bed (1930)
Mark Helprin. A Soldier of the Great War (1991)
Susan Hill. Strange Meeting (1971)
Guy Johnson. Standing on the Scratch Line
Iain Lawrence. Lord of the Nutcracker Men (2001) -- YA
Richard Marius. After the War (1992)
Michael Morpurgo. Private Peaceful (2004) -- YA
Linda Newbery. The Shell House (2002) -- YA; contemporary setting but with WWI theme
Anne Perry. World War I mystery series: No Graves as Yet (2003), Shoulder the Sky (2004), Angels in the Gloom (2005)
Erich Maria Remarque. All Quiet on the Western Front (1929)
Geert Spillebeen. Kipling's Choice (2005) -- YA
Charles Todd. Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries: A Test of Wills (1996), Wings of Fire (1998) etc.
Tom Willard. The Sable Doughboys (1997)
Jacqueline Winspear. Maisie Dobbs mysteries: Maisie Dobbs (2003), Birds of a Feather (2004), Pardonable Lies (2005)
note:YA=young adult
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Date: 2006-04-11 09:15 pm (UTC)Glad you like Sayers and Hornung (DLS one of my favourites) - they are repeating some old Raffles radio adaptations at present via the BBC7 website,; they are a bit creaky but fun!
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Date: 2006-04-12 01:22 am (UTC)The Raffles adaptations sound interesting -- I'll try to have a listen sometime.