{"product_id":"9781921921964","title":"The Middle Parts Of Fortune: Text Classics","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on the authors own experiences, \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Parts of Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e is a breathtaking account of the Great War and the men who fought it.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst published anonymously in 1929 because its language was considered far too frank for public circulation, \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Parts of Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed by T. S. Eliot and Ezra Pound, by Lawrence of Arabia and Ernest Hemingway, as an extraordinary novel. Its author was in fact Frederic Manning, an Australian writer who fought in the Battle of the Somme in 1916, and who told his story of men at war from the perspective of an ordinary soldier.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNever before published in Australia, \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Parts of Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e is now recognised as a twentieth-century classic. This edition includes an introduction by Simon Caterson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrederic Manning\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Sydney in 1882. Manning's military experience informed his great novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Parts of Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e, which was originally published in 1929 under the author's military number, Private 19022. Frederic Manning died in England in 1935. It was not until 1946 that Manning was identified as the author of one of the greatest war novels ever written. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eSimon Caterson\u003c\/b\u003e is a Melbourne-based freelance writer and the author of \u003ci\u003eHoax Nation: Australian Fakes and Frauds from Plato to Norma Khouri\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003etextclassics.com.au\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'The finest and noblest book of men in war.' Ernest Hemingway\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 'A classic of enduring validity. I am glad he was an Australian, for this is a profoundly democratic book. I know of no story of the first world war which is so effectively written, not only from the ranks, but from the point of view of the ranks it remains, with \u003ci\u003eRichard Mahony\u003c\/i\u003e, almost alone among the products of Australian writers.' \u003ci\u003eAustralian Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 'No praise could be too sheer for this book. It justifies every heat of praise. Its virtues will be recognised more and more as time goes on.' Lawrence of Arabia\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 'A wise book among the most thoughtful novels of the war.' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141180244208,"sku":"9781921921964","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781921921964_p0.jpg?v=1763631936","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781921921964","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}