Collected Journals

This collection of writings from 10 years of journals tells Alun Lewis's personal story during World War II, bringing to life a period of historic change and offering insight into this gifted writer. Topics discussed include the 1930s Depression and its consequences for his native industrial southern Wales valley, the immediacy of poverty and social deprivation, and the rise of fascism and the inevitability of war. These journals offer a dramatic commentary on how he confronted these problems and what led to his eventual enlistment in the war.