Goodbye to All That (Penguin Modern Classics)

An autobiographical work that describes firsthand the great tectonic shifts in English society following the First World War, Robert Graves's Goodbye to All That is a matchless evocation of the Great War's haunting legacy, published in Penguin Modern Classics.

A Life Marked by War and Change

In 1929, Robert Graves went to live abroad permanently, vowing 'never to make England my home again.' This is his superb account of his life up until that 'bitter leave-taking':

• Childhood and School Days: From his childhood and desperately unhappy school days at Charterhouse.
• Service in the First World War: His time serving as a young officer in the First World War, which was to haunt him throughout his life.
• Memorable Encounters: Includes encounters with fellow writers and poets, such as Siegfried Sassoon and Thomas Hardy.
• Personal Struggles: Covers his increasingly unhappy marriage to Nancy Nicholson.

Goodbye to All That, with its vivid, harrowing descriptions of the Western Front, is a classic war document. It also holds immense value as one of the most candid self-portraits of an artist ever written.

About Robert Graves

Robert Ranke Graves (1895–1985) was a British poet, novelist, and critic. He is best known for:

• The historical novel I, Claudius.
• The critical study of myth and poetry, The White Goddess.
• His autobiography, Goodbye to All That, published in 1929, which quickly established itself as a modern classic.

Graves also contributed significantly to literary studies and translations:

• Translated Apuleius, Lucan, and Suetonius for Penguin Classics.
• Compiled the first modern dictionary of Greek Mythology, The Greek Myths.
• Co-translated The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (with Omar Ali-Shah), also published in Penguin Classics.

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If you enjoyed Goodbye to All That, you might like Ford Madox Ford's Parade's End, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.

"His wonderful autobiography"
— Jeremy Paxman, Daily Mail