Herbert Jenkins, Ltd., London, 1919. Introduction by Rt. Hon. W. M. Hughes. Red cloth, publishers stamp embossed on back cover, black letters. Spine bumping, hd & ft, corners; a couple of small frays. Paper is yellowing throughout. Previous owner's notations, in pencil, on fff, along with previous seller's price. Front cover title also has pencil marks. The tips of a half-dozen pages are dog-eared. Spine is slightly sun-faded with a hint of slant. Various small blemishes. 121 pages + 6 pgs of ads.
Subtitled: "The Australians In France". Scarce.
Patrick MacGill (24 December, 1889 – 22 November, 1963) was an Irish journalist, poet and novelist, known as "The Navvy Poet" because he had worked as a navvy before he began writing.
During the First World War, MacGill served with the London Irish Rifles (1/18th Battalion, The London Regiment) and was wounded at the Battle of Loos, on 28 October 1915. He was recruited into Military Intelligence, and wrote for MI 7b (Department of Propaganda) between 1916 and the Armistice in 1918.
He is best known for his novels "Children Of The Dead End", "The Rat Pit", and "The House At The World's End", along with the play "Moleskin Joe".
