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The Waste Land by Simon Acland - Books Like This | What Should I Read Next?

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The Waste Land

Published2009

Pages352

Formatpaperback

PublisherCharlwood Books

Adventures Historical Fiction History Military History 1800 1899 < Historical Periods < Political & Historical Themes < Man & Society < Mankind 1940 1949 < 1900 1949 < 1900 1999 < Historical Periods < Political & Historical Themes < Man & Society < Mankind

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'The Waste Land' chronicles the adventures of Hugh de Verdon, monk turned knight, during the extraordinary historical events of the First Crusade.

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“April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.”

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“My nerves are bad to-night. Yes, bad. Stay with me. 'Speak to me. Why do you never speak? Speak. 'What are you thinking of? What thinking? What? 'I never know what you are thinking. Think.”

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“There is shadow under this red rock // (Come in under the shadow of this red rock) // And I will show you something different from either // Your shadow at morning striding behind you // Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you // I will show you fear in a handful of dust.”

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“I think we are in rats’ alley Where the dead men lost their bones.”

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