Flawless... such mastery of narrative, imagery and feeling, the prerequisites for great prose * Guardian * It seems such simple and straightforward language, but it isn't. The first chapter of A Farewell to Arms is only two and a bit pages but there is almost every variety of sentence structure. It is incredibly artful writing, and part of the art is disguising that it is artful * Guardian * There is something so complete in Mr. Hemingway's achievement in A Farewell to Arms that one is left speculating as to whether another novel will follow in this manner, and whether it does not complete both a period and a phase...crisply natural and convincing * Guardian, 1929 * A novel of great power * Times Literary Supplement * Essential Hemingway...a gripping account of the life of an American volunteer in the Italian army and a poignant love story * Daily Express * Hard, almost metallic, glittering, blinding by the reflections of its hard surface, utterly free of sentimentality- a strange and original book, it will convince you of its honesty and veracity -- Arnold Bennett A most beautiful, moving and humane book -- Vita Sackville-West A novel of great power. * TLS *
