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The Burning Spear: Being the Experiences of Mr. John Lavender in the Time of War
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A satirical novel in which John Lavender, his mind unsettled by First World War propaganda, embarks on quixotic efforts to serve his country. It suits readers interested in John Galsworthy, early twentieth-century English fiction, and satire of wartime patriotism.
John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy was an English novelist and playwright. He is best known for his trilogy of novels collectively called The Forsyte Saga, and two later trilogies, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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