Siegfried Sassoon

Siegfried Sassoon is amongst the greatest of British war poets. In collections The Old Huntsman and Counter Attack, written during the First World War, he established himself as a lasting and authentic voice in British poetry. In this, the first complete biography of his life which has become required reading amongst his many of fans, John Stuart Roberts reveals the truth behind a very private persona.

'The first complete biography of one of our greatest war poets.

The Sunday Times

John Stuart Roberts was the editor of Everyman and Heart of the Matter and is a former Head of Television, BBC Wales. He first read Sassoon's work in a second-hand bookshop in Swansea in 1958, since then he has made the poet a lifetime's study.