''The Quiet Shore'' is 1958

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by the British writer

Ernest Raymond Ernest Raymond (31 December 1888 – 14 May 1974) was a British novelist, best known for his first novel, '' Tell England'' (1922), set in World War I. His next biggest success was ''We, the Accused'' (1935), generally thought to be a reworki ...

. It returns to the subject of one of his best-known works ''

Tell England ''Tell England: A Study in a Generation'' is a novel written by Ernest Raymond and published in February 1922 in the United Kingdom. Its themes are the First World War and the young men sent to fight in it. The book became a bestseller, some 3 ...

'', set during the Gallipoli campaign during the

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. It addresses the theme of homosexuality which had been a

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in the earlier novel.Schneider & Potter

Synopsis

Forty years after the costly landings, Gerry Browning returns to

Gallipoli The Gallipoli peninsula (; tr, Gelibolu Yarımadası; grc, Χερσόνησος της Καλλίπολης, ) is located in the southern part of East Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles ...

with his wife. While there he relives the terrible experiences and his intense admiration for a fellow officer.

References

Bibliography

* Greicus, M. S. ''Prose Writers of World War I''. British Council, 1973 . * Onions, John. ''English Fiction and Drama of the Great War, 1918–39''. Springer, 26 Mar 1990 . * Paris, Michael. ''First World War and Popular Cinema: 1914 to the Present''. Edinburgh University Press, 2019. * Schneider, Ralf & Potter, Jane. ''Handbook of British Literature and Culture of the First World War''. Walter de Gruyter, 2021. 1958 British novels Novels set in Turkey British war novels Novels by Ernest Raymond Cassell (publisher) books 1950s LGBT novels Works about the Gallipoli campaign {{1950s-LGBT-novel-stub