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Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man by Sassoon, Siegfried is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man about?
Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man is a novel by Siegfried Sassoon, first published in 1928 by Faber and Faber. It won both the Hawthornden Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, being immediately recognised as a classic of English literature. In the years since its first appearance, it has regularly been a set text for British schoolchildren.[1]BackgroundPrior to its publication, Siegfried Sassoon's reputation rested entirely on his poetry, mostly written during and about World War I. Only ten years after the war ended, after some experience of journalism, did he feel ready to branch out into prose. So uncertain was he of the wisdom of this move that he elected to publish Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man anonymously. It is a depiction of his early years presented in the form of an autobiographical novel, with false names being given to the central characters, including Sassoon himself, who appears as "George Sherston". Sassoon was motivated to write the work by a war incident, when a fox was loose in the trenches and one of his friends shot and killed it. However, the book draws heavily on his pre-war life, with riding and hunting being among the favourite pastimes of the author.[2]
Who reads Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Sassoon, Siegfried
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber Limited
- Published
- 1960
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780571064540
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Memoir
- Rating
- 3.91 / 5 (52 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13