A Farewell To Arms

An unforgettable World War I story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his love for an English nurs... (more)

An unforgettable World War I story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his love for an English nurse. (less)

Ernest Hemingway famously said that he rewrote the ending to "A Farewell to Arms" 39 times to get the words right. This ... (more)

Ernest Hemingway famously said that he rewrote the ending to "A Farewell to Arms" 39 times to get the words right. This edition collects all the alternate endings together for the first time, offering new insight into the evolution of one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. (less)

An unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurs... (more)

An unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Set against the looming horrors of the battlefield--weary, demoralized men marching in the rain during the German attack on Caporetto; the profound struggle between loyalty and desertion--this gripping, semiautobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war and the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep. This edition collects all of the alternative endings together for the first time, along with early drafts of other essential passages, offering new insight into Hemingway's craft and creative process and the evolution of one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. (less)

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work A Farewell to Arms, as well as its importance and critical reception. In... (more)

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work A Farewell to Arms, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author. (less)

The best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulan... (more)

The best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Hemingway's frank portrayal of the love between Lieutenant Henry and Catherine Barkley, caught in the inexorable sweep of war, glows with an intensity unrivaled in modern literature, while his description of the German attack on Caporetto--of lines of fired men marching in the rain, hungry, weary, and demoralized--is one of the greatest moments in literary history. (less)

A love story with a British nurse and an American paramedic. (more)

A love story with a British nurse and an American paramedic. (less)

A ravishing adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's legendary novel, A farewell to arms stars Gary Cooper (High noon) as Lt. Fr... (more)

A ravishing adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's legendary novel, A farewell to arms stars Gary Cooper (High noon) as Lt. Frederic Henry, a young ambulance driver for the Italian army in WWI, more interested in chasing women than the enemy. When seeking cover during an air raid, he encounters Nurse Catherine Barkley (a radiant Helen Hayes), and the world shifts under his feet. They fall in love, but the war keeps wrenching them apart. These painful separations force Frederic to choose between love and battle, a decision that tests him morally and spiritually, and leads to one of the most rapturously romantic endings of all time. (less)

Frederic Henry, an American driving ambulances for the Army during World War I, falls for Red Cross nurse Catherine Bark... (more)

Frederic Henry, an American driving ambulances for the Army during World War I, falls for Red Cross nurse Catherine Barkley, to the displeasure of jealous commanding officer Major Rinaldi, who moves Catherine to a different hospital out of spite. But after Frederic is injured on the battlefield, he is evacuated to her new hospital in Milan, and the star-crossed lovers begin their romance anew. (less)