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First published in 1925, No More Parades received high praise from critics, with The Observer declaring the initial 100 pages to easily surpass in truth, brilliance, and subtlety everything else that has yet been written in England about the physical circumstances and moral atmosphere of the war. As the second novel in the Parades End tetralogy, it follows army captain Christopher Tietjens—a former civil servant and statistician—alongside his beautiful yet cruel wife Sylvia, and his jealous and tempestuous godfather, General Campion. Set in the tumultuous backdrop of Rouen, France in 1917,...

Join us as we "time travel," using newspapers, and novels to explore what life was like 160 years ago, In the Victorian Era! Each episode will be host banter, narration of a short story, break down of said short story, for you the 21st century listener, reading the nonfiction section, and then breaking that down, followed by a summary and a relaxing outro.