The Return of the Soldier
by Rebecca West
- First published
- 1918
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Return of the Soldier" by Rebecca West is a novel published in 1918. Captain Chris Baldry returns from the trenches of World War I suffering from shell shock, his memory erased of the last fifteen years. He believes he is still twenty and in love with Margaret Grey, not his wife Kitty. As his cousin Jenny observes, the family must decide whether to restore his traumatic memories or let him remain in his happier past—a choice between truth and mercy.
- War stories
- England
- Psychological fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Country homes
- Soldiers
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #37189. The Return of the Soldier on Wikipedia.
