Gerald Howard-Smith and the 'Lost Generation' of Late Victorian and Edwardian England

by John Benson

Book Overview

Gerald Howard-Smith's life is intriguing both in its own right and as a vehicle for exploring the world in which he lived. Tall, boisterous and sometimes rather irascible, he was one of the so-called 'Lost Generation' whose lives were cut short by the First World War. Brought up in London, and educated at Eton and Cambridge, he excelled both at cricket and athletics. After qualifying as a solicitor he moved to Wolverhampton and threw himself into...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472435907
• ISBN13: 9781472435903
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"