H. M. (Henry Major) Tomlinson

H. M. (Henry Major) Tomlinson
Henry Major Tomlinson (1873–1958) was an English writer and journalist known for his vivid travel writing and critiques of war. He gained prominence with works like "The Sea and the Jungle" (1912), a detailed account of his journey through the Amazon. Tomlinson's anti-war sentiments are reflected in "All Our Yesterdays" (1930), a novel exploring the futility of war. His writing often combined philosophical reflections with his observations of nature, life at sea, and international travels.

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London River

London River

by: H. M. (Henry Major) Tomlinson
I. The Foreshore It begins on the north side of the City, at Poverty Corner. It begins imperceptibly, and very likely is no more than what a native knows is there. It does not look like a foreshore. It looks like another of the byways of the capital. There is nothing to distinguish it from the rest of Fenchurch Street. You will not find it in the Directory, for its name is only a familiar bearing used... more...
Waiting for Daylight

Waiting for Daylight

by: H. M. (Henry Major) Tomlinson
I. In Ypres JULY, 1915. My mouth does not get so dry as once it did, I notice, when walking in from Suicide Corner to the Cloth Hall. There I was this summer day, in Ypres again, in a silence like a threat, amid ruins which might have been in Central Asia, and I, the last man on earth, contemplating them. There was something bumping somewhere, but it was not in Ypres, and no notice is taken in Flanders... more...