1927 The Enormous Room

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First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First UK edition. A touching autobiographical novel, recounting the author's temporary imprisonment in France during World War One. Cummings was an ambulance driver during the war, and was arrested by French authorities in August 1917, resulting in four months of imprisonment at an internment camp. Written by Edward Estlin Cummings, commonly known as E. E. Cummings, an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. With an introduction from Captain Robert von Ranke Graves, an English poet, soldier, historical novelist and critic.