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Memoirs of a fox hunting man is the scarcely concealed autobiography of the author, siegfried sassoon. Memoirs of a foxhunting man is the first volume of a trilogy, the complete memoirs of george sherston, siegfried sassoons thinlyveiled fictional autobiography. Memoirs of a foxhunting man by sassoon, siegfried and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Extracted and condensed from memoirs of a foxhunting man, part seven, chapter ii british author and war poet, siegfried sassoon. A classic depiction of prefirst world war britain, memoirs of a fox hunting man tells two mirrored stories, about a boy coming of age and a country losing its innocence.
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