The Wars
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Originally published | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Timothy Findley |
| Page count | 226 |
| Genres | Fiction |
| Characters | Robert Ross |
| Mrs. Ross | |
| Juliet d'Orsey | |
| Eugene Taffler | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2064135 |
About The Wars
The Wars is a 1977 novel by Timothy Findley that follows Robert Ross, a nineteen-year-old Canadian who enlists in World War I after the death of his beloved older sister in an attempt to escape both his grief and the social norms of oppressive Victorian society.
Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma turn Liverpool warehouse into a battlefield for Macbeth
... Godwin says: " Making a play a set in a contemporary war zone, as The Wars around us have increased, becomes very poignant, and also complex, because one asks, are we doing it set in Ukraine? Are we setting our play in the Middle East? " And the answer to those questions is, we re not...
Liberia election: George Weah faces demands for war crimes court
... " And there is an acknowledgement that there has generally been more freedom of expression under the Weah government, But the 46-year-old vendor, who is a qualified accountant, too supports the establishment of a court, saying he would have a doctorate by now if it had not been for The Wars: " Let them bring the court to hang all of them...
James Nachtwey: The last of the great photojournalists
... And once the Taliban took over, it set the stage for The Wars of the 21st Century...
ICC World Cup 2023: India to play Pakistan in Ahmedabad in October
... But as the ties worsened - with The Wars in 1965 and 1971 - the two sides did not play each other for 17 years until a diplomatic thaw allowed them to resume cricketing ties in 1978 with India visiting Pakistan...
Declaration of Arbroath: Scotland's most famous letter to go on display
... The two countries had been fighting against each other in The Wars of Scottish Independence since the English invasion of Scotland in 1296, with Robert the Bruce leading the Scottish army to a famous victory in the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314...
Ben Roberts-Smith: How war hero's defamation case has rocked Australia
... And while the broader population may not always agree with The Wars Australia has fought, there has long been " great pride in the way in which [it] has fought - this is what s known as the Anzac legend"...
Stone of Destiny heads south for coronation
... It was used for the coronation of Scots kings for hundreds of years before being taken by Edward I of England in 1296, during The Wars of Independence...
The biggest intelligence leaks in US history
... The trove of documents provided by Manning contained details about The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as a tranche of diplomatic cables...
