 | And We Go On: A Memoir of the Great War Subjects: Bird Will R. (Will Richard) 1891–1984; World War 1914–1918 -- Personal narratives Canadian; Soldiers -- Canada -- Biography; Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion 42nd -- Biography; And We Go On is a nuanced response to the trauma of war, suffused with an interest in the spiritual and the paranormal not found in other war literature. Long out of print, it is a true lost classic that arguably influenced numerous works in the Canadian literary canon, including novels by Robertson Davies and Timothy Findley. Will R. Bird (1891-1984) was a prolific author of history, travel writing, and fiction, best known for his books on the First World War and on the history of Nova Scotia. |
