John Galsworthy - recipient of the 1932 Nobel Prize for literature - was
one of the best-selling authors of the twentieth century. His literary
reputation overshadows what he achieved during the Great War, which was
his humanitarian support for and his compositions about soldiers
disabled in the conflict.
*John Galsworthy and disabled soldiers of the Great War* represents
the most comprehensive study published to date about this literature of
the 'war to end all wars.' It makes available for the first time in a
single edition the most significant of his compositions about disabled
soldiers, recovering them from scholarly neglect, examining their value
as historical documents and connecting them to iconic images and
artifacts of the period.
This study will be of interest to a wide academic audience, to readers
interested in the history of the Great War, to policymakers associated
with veterans' issues, and to medical professionals in the fields of
physical medicine and rehabilitation.