Abstract:
Between 1926 and 1952, the English author Henry Green published nine novels. Highly esteemed in their day, these works have since fallen into disregard and obscurity: besides the efforts of a devoted few, Green has been persistently under-read and under-studied. This thesis aims to remedy something of this neglect by examining the novels which he set within wartime Britain – Party Going (1939), Caught (1943), and Back (1946). It pays close attention to the experiences of the Home Front which are represented within each.