The book starts with Sherston's arrival at 'Slateford War Hospital' in Edinburgh (based on Craiglockhart War Hospital) for shell-shocked soldiers. He has not been wounded, but has refused to continue fighting, causing himself a little temporary notoriety in England. The famous neurologist W. H. R. Rivers is a major character in the book (and had a profound influence on Sassoon in real life). After many sessions in which he gets to know himself and his motives better, he decides his only option is to ask to return to the front line.
Sherston is sent to an army base in Ireland (where he is introduced to 'The Mister', an alcoholic fox-hunting enthusiast), then to Palestine, and finally to the Western Front in France. There, as captain of a company, he describes his fellow officers and his men, his state of mind and his admiration for his servant (Bond).
Early in his posting at the front, he decides to go out with Corporal Davies to attack a German machine-gun post with Mills bombs. On their way back, he is shot in the head by (Sergeant Wickham) of his own company, an experienced soldier who is unaware that the two were still in no-man's-land, and mistakes him for a German. The wound is not serious and he is initially reluctant to be sent to recover in London, where Rivers visits him in hospital:
Without a word he sat down by the bed; and his smile was benediction enough for all I'd been through. "Oh, Rivers, I've had such a funny time since I saw you last!" I exclaimed. And I understood that this was what I'd been waiting for.
sherston, progress, published, 1936, final, book, siegfried, sassoon, semi, autobiographical, trilogy, preceded, memoirs, hunting, memoirs, infantry, officer, authorsiegfried, sassooncountryunited, kingdomlanguageenglishgenrefictionalised, autobiographypublish. Sherston s Progress published in 1936 is the final book of Siegfried Sassoon s semi autobiographical trilogy It is preceded by Memoirs of a Fox Hunting Man and Memoirs of an Infantry Officer Sherston s ProgressAuthorSiegfried SassoonCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenreFictionalised autobiographyPublisherFaber and FaberPublication date1936Preceded byMemoirs of an Infantry Officer Synopsis editThe book starts with Sherston s arrival at Slateford War Hospital in Edinburgh based on Craiglockhart War Hospital for shell shocked soldiers He has not been wounded but has refused to continue fighting causing himself a little temporary notoriety in England The famous neurologist W H R Rivers is a major character in the book and had a profound influence on Sassoon in real life After many sessions in which he gets to know himself and his motives better he decides his only option is to ask to return to the front line Sherston is sent to an army base in Ireland where he is introduced to The Mister an alcoholic fox hunting enthusiast then to Palestine and finally to the Western Front in France There as captain of a company he describes his fellow officers and his men his state of mind and his admiration for his servant Bond Early in his posting at the front he decides to go out with Corporal Davies to attack a German machine gun post with Mills bombs On their way back he is shot in the head by Sergeant Wickham of his own company an experienced soldier who is unaware that the two were still in no man s land and mistakes him for a German The wound is not serious and he is initially reluctant to be sent to recover in London where Rivers visits him in hospital Without a word he sat down by the bed and his smile was benediction enough for all I d been through Oh Rivers I ve had such a funny time since I saw you last I exclaimed And I understood that this was what I d been waiting for External links editSherston s Progress at Faded Page Canada nbsp This article about an autobiographical novel of the 1930s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sherston 27s Progress amp oldid 1213637848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
