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The Return of the Soldier Summary. It’s March, 1916, during World War I. Kitty Baldry hasn’t heard from her husband, Chris, who’s fighting on the Western Front, for two weeks, but she’s trying not to fret. Chris’s cousin, Jenny, who lives at Baldry Court with Kitty and has been devoted to Chris all her life, is also worried.
The Return of the Soldier is the debut novel of English novelist Rebecca West, first published in 1918. The novel recounts the return of the shell shocked Captain Chris Baldry from the trenches of the First World War from the perspective of his cousin Jenny.
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The Return of the Soldier is a 1982 British drama film starring Alan Bates as Baldry and co-starring Julie Christie, Ian Holm, Glenda Jackson, and Ann-Margret about a shell-shocked officer's return from the First World War.
The Return of the Soldier. Rebecca West, Michelle Dean (Introduction) 3.69. 8,295 ratings961 reviews. Writing her first novel during World War I, West examines the relationship between three women and a soldier suffering from shell-shock.
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Feb 14, 1985 · The Return of the Soldier: Directed by Alan Bridges. With Ann-Margret, Alan Bates, Emily Irvin, William Booker. Chris returns from WWI unable to recognize his wife Kitty. He wants to reunite with Margaret, his former lover. Kitty hires a psychiatrist to address Chris's feelings for Margaret and cousin Jenny, but sees the man she knew is gone.
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The Return of the Soldier, Rebecca West’s first novel, concerns a tension-filled love triangle formed by Chris Baldry, the young, wealthy soldier, whose mind has been affected by...
Jun 1, 1998 · Paperback – June 1, 1998. by Rebecca West (Author), Samuel Hynes (Introduction) 4.0 860 ratings. See all formats and editions. Writing her first novel during World War I, West examines the relationship between three women and a soldier suffering from shell-shock.
