Alien internment in John Galsworthy's 'the bright side' and 'the dog it was that died'

Authors

Jill F. Durey, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Literature & History

Volume

30(1)

Issue

1

Publisher

SAGE

School

School of Arts and Humanities / Centre for Research in Entertainment, Arts, Technology, Education and Communications

RAS ID

35624

Comments

Durey, J. F. (2021). Alien internment in John Galsworthy's 'the bright side' and 'the dog it was that died'. Literature & History, 30(1), 45-61. https://doi.org/10.1177/03061973211007349

Abstract

This article illuminates two short stories by John Galsworthy through examining them with the help of his diaries and letters, a handful of unpublished letters by his nephew from an internment camp and secondary historical sources. It argues that the stories, when read in conjunction with these sources, are highly revealing about human nature during Second World War and also about Galsworthy’s prescient fears concerning a second twentieth-century world war, which he did not live to see.

DOI

10.1177/03061973211007349

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