Yahoo India Web Search

Search results

1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Frederic_ManningFrederic Manning - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Frederic_Manning

   • Cached

   Frederic Manning (22 July 1882 – 22 February 1935) was an Australian poet and novelist. [1] Biography. [edit] Born in Sydney, Manning was one of eight children of local politician Sir William Patrick Manning. His family were Roman Catholics of Irish origin. A sickly child who suffered from asthma, Manning was educated exclusively at home.

2. Images

   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 

   View all

3. adb.anu.edu.au › biography › manning-frederic-7476Frederic Manning - Australian Dictionary of Biography

   adb.anu.edu.au › biography › manning-frederic-7476

   • Cached

   Frederic Manning (1882-1935), novelist and poet, was born on 22 July 1882 in Sydney, fourth son of native-born parents (Sir) William Patrick Manning, financier and politician, and his wife Honora, née Torpy, both of Irish descent; his elder brother was (Sir) Henry.

   • Book Edition: 10

4. allpoetry.com › Frederic-ManningFrederic Manning - Poems by the Famous Poet - All Poetry

   allpoetry.com › Frederic-Manning

   • Cached

   Frederic Manning is best known for his semi-autobiographical novel Her Privates We (1929), a stark and poignant depiction of life in the trenches during World War I. While he published other works of poetry and prose, it is his unflinching portrayal of the realities of war that continues to resonate with readers today.

5. overland.org.au › 2018 › 11Frederic Manning and the greatest war novel of all time

   overland.org.au › 2018 › 11

   • Cached

   Nov 8, 2018 · Learn about the life and work of Australian writer Frederic Manning, who wrote The Middle Parts of Fortune, a masterpiece of war literature. Discover how he captured the essence of the common soldier, the nature of war and the human condition in his novel.

6. www.hoover.org › research › her-privates-we-fredericHer Privates We, by Frederic Manning (1930) - Hoover Institution

   www.hoover.org › research › her-privates-we-frederic

   • Cached

   Aug 9, 2016 · Frederic Manning was an expatriate Australian aesthete-turned-journalist-turned-soldier who wanted his readers to understand was it was like to have fought in the trenches of World War One. His haunting autobiographical novel became an international bestseller in the 1930s and no less an authority than Ernest Hemingway described it as “the ...

7. warpoets.org.uk › frederic-manningFrederic Manning | World War I | Discover War Poets – WW1

   warpoets.org.uk › frederic-manning

   • Cached

   Frederic Manning | World War I | Discover War Poets – WW1. 1882-1935. Frederic Manning was born in Australia in 1882 but was taken to England in 1898 by a close family friend, the Reverend Arthur Galton. Manning returned to Australia in 1900 but eventually settled in England in 1903.

8. People also ask

   Who was Frederic Manning?

   • Frederic Manning (22 July 1882 – 22 February 1935) was an Australian poet and novelist. Born in Sydney, Manning was one of eight children of local politician Sir William Patrick Manning. His family were Roman Catholics of Irish origin. A sickly child who suffered from asthma, Manning was educated exclusively at home.

   Frederic Manning - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Manning

   See all results for this question

   Who were Frederic Manning parents?

   • Frederic Manning (1882-1935), novelist and poet, was born on 22 July 1882 in Sydney, fourth son of native-born parents (Sir) William Patrick Manning, financier and politician, and his wife Honora, née Torpy, both of Irish descent; his elder brother was (Sir) Henry.

   Frederic Manning - Australian Dictionary of Biography

   adb.anu.edu.au/biography/manning-frederic-7476

   See all results for this question

   Did Frederic Manning write 'the middle parts of Fortune'?

   • Australian writer Frederic Manning wrote what many considered to be the best narrative of the Great War. For Ernest Hemingway, The Middle Parts of Fortune was the ‘finest and noblest book of men in war’, period. It’s a bold and arresting claim that calls for a quick look, if not a deeper dive, into Manning’s enigmatic life and work.

   Frederic Manning and the greatest war novel of all time

   overland.org.au/2018/11/frederic-manning-and-the-greatest-war-novel-of-all-time/

   See all results for this question

   Who wrote Manning's obituary?

   • T.S. Eliot wrote Manning’s obituary. Despite his place in polite society, Manning wrote his book from the perspective of the common soldier. It is, as his publisher Peter Davies suggested, a ‘profoundly democratic book’. This reflected Manning’s own experience; he served as a private in the crucible of the trenches during the latter half of 1916.

   Frederic Manning and the greatest war novel of all time

   overland.org.au/2018/11/frederic-manning-and-the-greatest-war-novel-of-all-time/

   See all results for this question

9. www.austlit.edu.au › austlit › pageFrederic Manning | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories

   www.austlit.edu.au › austlit › page

   • Cached

   Frederic Manning, son of Sir William Patrick Manning (1845-1915) and Nora Manning, was born in Sydney and educated partly at Sydney Grammar School, but mainly at home by private tutors because of poor health caused by asthma.