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Originally published
  
1936


Author
  
Siegfried Sassoon

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Preceded by
  
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer

Similar
  
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, Memoirs of a Fox‑Hunti, The complete memoirs, The Old Huntsman, The War Poems

Sherston's Progress is the final book of Siegfried Sassoon's semi-autobiographical trilogy. It is preceded by Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man and Memoirs of an Infantry Officer.

The book starts with his arrival at 'Slateford War Hospital' (based on Craiglockhart War Hospital). The famous neurologist W. H. R. Rivers is a major character in the book, having a profound influence on Sassoon in real life.

Sherston eventually returns to the army and is sent to Palestine and Ireland (where he is introduced to 'The Mister', an alcoholic, eccentric millionaire) and finally the Western Front in France. There he is shot in the head, survives and returns to recover in London, where he meets up with Rivers and sees the armistice celebrations.

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Sherston's Progress Wikipedia