1927 (published)
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The title of this novel is a play on the French phrase 'Ça ne fait rien' (It doesn't matter). The protagonist is a soldier named Dick Steele, starting out as a weathered Canadian railway engineer, he joins the British Army in World War I, and becomes disollusioned following the horrors of war. The novel covers his life in war and fatherhood following romances with two women.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour line block |
| Brief description | Book jacket design by Kenneth Romney Towndrow for an edition of 'San Fairy Ann' by Hugh Kimber, published London, 1927. |
| Physical description | Colour line block printed book jacket for 'San Fairy Ann', mounted on black card. Signed by the artist with monogram and inscribed in ink in another hand on the back with the artist's and publisher's names. |
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| Summary | The title of this novel is a play on the French phrase 'Ça ne fait rien' (It doesn't matter). The protagonist is a soldier named Dick Steele, starting out as a weathered Canadian railway engineer, he joins the British Army in World War I, and becomes disollusioned following the horrors of war. The novel covers his life in war and fatherhood following romances with two women. |
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| Accession number | E.656-1982 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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