Richard Aldington & H D

Zilboorg has compiled and edited Aldington's battlefield letters to then-wife Hilda Doolittle during the final years of World War I. The letters are preceded by a biographical sketch of the Aldingtons, with particular reference to their relationship, its development, and dissolution. A poet, Aldington's correspondence contains some memorable wording, as when he closed one letter thus, "With my love--that tempestuous monosyllable." Exhaustive commentary is included, with English translations where appropriate. Appendixes describe the key figures mentioned in the letters and the publications in which Aldington and H.D. had work published. Not a necessary purchase for most libraries, but of interest in college and university libraries with collections supporting advanced instruction in English and American literature. - Denise Johnson, Bradley Univ. Lib., Peoria, Ill.