Oh my goodness, I do love me some preposterous facial hair! You can just tell that that guy was hot stuff (or at least that's what he believed). But I have to say that I'm rather excited that this type of grooming is making a comeback, haha. (Hence my friends getting me this poster (http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=WON-BEARDS&Category_Code=WON) for Christmas....)
And I really really recommend Paul Fussell's The Great War and Modern Memory (http://www.amazon.com/Great-War-Modern-Memory/dp/0195133323/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1249761109&sr=8-1) if you want to get a good idea of the literary and cultural climate of the time (OK, a little later than what you want, but still relevant). Fussell is rather brilliant and the book itself is very accessible
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Date: 2009-08-08 07:53 pm (UTC)And I really really recommend Paul Fussell's The Great War and Modern Memory (http://www.amazon.com/Great-War-Modern-Memory/dp/0195133323/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1249761109&sr=8-1) if you want to get a good idea of the literary and cultural climate of the time (OK, a little later than what you want, but still relevant). Fussell is rather brilliant and the book itself is very accessible