Their story covers a wide range of popular and social themes, including politics, business, science, religion, art, literature, fashion, education, popular amusements, domestic life, sexual relations, and much else.[1]
The Long Week-End has gone through several reprints, the latest in 2009 by the Folio Society.
Historian Adrian Tinniswood named his 2016 book, The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House, 1918–1939, after it.[2]
Receptionedit
In a contemporary book review in the peer-reviewed Journal of Modern History, William D. Clark wrote, "To write a social history of England from the newspapers of the last twenty years… demands extraordinary powers of selection and interpretation. Mr. Graves has given us proof that he possesses such powers, but unfortunately in this book he resolutely refuses to use them, misled perhaps by the ideals of the Mass-Observation school. The result is a strange unfocused photograph of the times, in which, although the 'camera-eye' has not lied, it has failed entirely to introduce any perspective or integration."[3] A 1941 review by Kirkus Reviews summarized the book with; "a graphic panorama of fads, fancies, facts, foibles and fingerposts along the way from war to war... Thoroughly good reading of the background of those years, if one wants to look back."[4]
Referencesedit
^John Lucas, The Radical Twenties: Aspects of Writing, Politics and Culture. Nottingham: Five Leaves, 1997. ISBN0907123171 (pp. 123-25)
^Tinniswood, Adrian (2016). The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House Between the Wars. London: Jonathan Cape. p. ix. ISBN9780224099455. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
^Clark, William D. (December 1941). "The Long Week End. A Social History of Great Britain, 1918-1939". Journal of Modern History. 13 (4): 563. doi:10.1086/236582.
^"The Long Week End. A Social History of Great Britain, 1918-1939". Kirkus Reviews. June 15, 1941. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
January 01, 1970
long, week, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2017, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Long Week End news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The Long Week End is a social history of interwar Britain written by Robert Graves and Alan Hodge It was first published in 1940 just after the end of the period it treats The Long Week EndFirst editionAuthorRobert Graves Alan HodgeCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenreSocial historyPublisherFaber amp FaberPublication date1940 Their story covers a wide range of popular and social themes including politics business science religion art literature fashion education popular amusements domestic life sexual relations and much else 1 The Long Week End has gone through several reprints the latest in 2009 by the Folio Society Historian Adrian Tinniswood named his 2016 book The Long Weekend Life in the English Country House 1918 1939 after it 2 Reception editIn a contemporary book review in the peer reviewed Journal of Modern History William D Clark wrote To write a social history of England from the newspapers of the last twenty years demands extraordinary powers of selection and interpretation Mr Graves has given us proof that he possesses such powers but unfortunately in this book he resolutely refuses to use them misled perhaps by the ideals of the Mass Observation school The result is a strange unfocused photograph of the times in which although the camera eye has not lied it has failed entirely to introduce any perspective or integration 3 A 1941 review by Kirkus Reviews summarized the book with a graphic panorama of fads fancies facts foibles and fingerposts along the way from war to war Thoroughly good reading of the background of those years if one wants to look back 4 References edit John Lucas The Radical Twenties Aspects of Writing Politics and Culture Nottingham Five Leaves 1997 ISBN 0907123171 pp 123 25 Tinniswood Adrian 2016 The Long Weekend Life in the English Country House Between the Wars London Jonathan Cape p ix ISBN 9780224099455 Retrieved 24 February 2021 Clark William D December 1941 The Long Week End A Social History of Great Britain 1918 1939 Journal of Modern History 13 4 563 doi 10 1086 236582 The Long Week End A Social History of Great Britain 1918 1939 Kirkus Reviews June 15 1941 Retrieved 19 July 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Long Week End amp oldid 1213637398, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
