“Adventure is allowing the unexpected to happen to you. Exploration is experiencing what you have not experienced before. How can there be any adventure, any exploration, if you let somebody else - above all, a travel bureau - arrange everything before-hand?”
This book delves into the life and untimely death of a hero, offering a poignant narrative that examines the complexities of heroism and the human condition. more
Richard Aldington (July 8, 1892 – July 27, 1962) was a British poet, novelist, critic, and biographer, best known as a key figure in the Imagist poetry movement. Born in Hampshire, he studied classics and later co-founded Imagism with Ezra Pound and H.D. His works, characterized by concise language and modernist themes, include the poetry collection 'Images' and the war novel 'Death of a Hero'. Aldington's experiences in World War I deeply influenced his writing, which often critiqued the impact of war on society. He also wrote biographies of T.E. Lawrence and D.H. Lawrence. Though sometimes overshadowed by his contemporaries, Aldington's contributions to modern poetry and war literature remain significant. more
“Life is like a cucumber. One minute it's in your hand, the next it's up you ass.”
“Poverty is a great cutter-off and riches a great shutter-off.”
“The memory of man is as old as misfortune”
“Genius is nothing more than an extraordinary manifestation of the body.”
“Glory is a scandal. Let me state once & for all: I do not wish to be civilized.”