''The Battle to the Weak'' is a

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

by Welsh-born writer

Hilda Vaughan Hilda Campbell Vaughan (married name Morgan, 12 June 1892 – 4 November 1985) was a Welsh novelist and short story writer writing in English. Her ten varied novels, set mostly in her native Radnorshire, concern rural communities and heroines. ...

Publication

The Battle to the Weak was Vaughan's first novel, published in 1925.

Reception

According to Christopher Newman, though her literary technique would develop throughout her career, The Battle to the Weak contains "virtually all the themes developed in her later works", especially those of duty and self-sacrifice.Newman p. 24. The novel was very favourably received, with reviews noting the accomplished character of the work, in spite of it being her first.Thomas 2008, p. 12. The Western Mail said of it "Wales depicted truly at last."

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Sources

* Newman, Christopher (1981). ''Hilda Vaughan''. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. * Thomas, Lucy (2008).
The Fiction of Hilda Vaughan (1892–1985): Negotiating the Boundaries of Welsh Identity
. PhD Thesis. University of Cardiff. 12 Mar. 2014. {{DEFAULTSORT:Battle to the Weak, The Novels by Hilda Vaughan 1925 British novels