"I am reluctant to say much about the years 1934 to 1940 in England because it brings me close to our own time which all of us have lived through in almost equal manner, with like unrest, baited by radio and newspaper, with the same hopes and the same worries.... "It happens-and I am not ashamed to admit this fault- that there is nothing heroic in my nature. ... He had no intention to write The World of Yesterday for himself, but to record that generation, the gigantic transformations and those memories....

• Word Count: 1321
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School