1930 The Patriot's Progress: Being the Vicissitudes of Pte. John Bullock

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

First edition, second impression. Published the same month and year as the first impression. Illustrated throughout with linocuts. A fictionalized account of the ordinary soldier's First World War experience based on real events. This work represents a widely relatable experience with 'John Bullock' reflecting the 'John Bull' of English culture, the quintessential Englishman, and the title echoing Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1684). Written by Henry William Williamson, an English writer known for his novels concerned with wildlife, English social history, ruralism and the First World War. Illustrated by William A. Kermode, an Australian artist.