

Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 13th, 1884. His parents had moved to New Zealand in 1877, but his mother, Mildred, unable to settle there, eventually persuaded her husband, Somerset, an Anglican clergyman, to accept another post, this...

The Dark Forest


Hugh Walpole's "The Dark Forest" is a powerful work of British literature that delves into the harrowing realities of war. Categorized as both literary and historical fiction, the novel offers a compelling narrative exploring the human condition amidst conflict. A classic...

Hugh Walpole's "The Dark Forest" is a powerful work of British literature that delves into the harrowing realities of war. Categorized as both literary and historical fiction, the novel offers a compelling narrative exploring the human condition amidst conflict. A classic...



This novel is set on the Polish Front during the First World War, and follows an Englishman working for the Red Cross on the Russian side. An enthusiastic observer of human nature, he is profusely empathetic and analytical, and becomes enthralled by the complex relationships...

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John Durward and John Trenchard are two Englishmen who join a company of Russian doctors, nurses, and orderlies working on the Russian side of the Eastern Front at the height of World War I. Durward, the primary narrator, is a detached and seemingly-objective observer of events;...

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