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Originally Posted by HarryT
Two classics I'd recommend would be "Goodbye Mr Chips" by James Hilton, and "To Serve Them All My Days", by R.F. Delderfield. Both tell the story of a British schoolmaster. Both wonderful stories. Delderfield in particular is one of my favourite authors.
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To Serve Them All My Days by R.F. Delderfield
I really enjoyed this book, which led me to several of Delderfield's other works.
Below is my short review on Amazon.
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This is an excellent book if you like long, character-driven novels, although I found parts of it hard to follow being an American born long after World War 1. I found the novel interesting because it told of the war from the British perspective and what they went through after the victory in 1918.
The focus is on David Powell-Jones (a.k.a. PJ) as he takes on a teaching job as a means of recovering from war wounds received serving three years on the Western Front. PJ finds he is a natural teacher, and we see the impact he has on a generation of young men who would grow up after the "war to end all wars" only to find themselves thrown into harm's way during World War 2.
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