A Farewell to Arms
Published in 1929, A Farewell to Arms is a historical romance and classic romance novel by Ernest Hemingway. The story is set in Italy and The Battle of Caporetto, in the 20th century. It features Nurse Catherine Barkley, Lt. Frederic Henry and John C. Schweitzer. It deals with cuentos de guerra, campaigns, Open_syllabus_project and war & military.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 61 ratings, and 493 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 181 editions across 20 languages. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 21,165 times in the last 30 days.
It runs to roughly 332 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 9 h 29 min LibriVox audiobook.
About A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms is about a love affair between the expatriate American Henry and Catherine Barkley against the backdrop of the First World War, cynical soldiers, fighting and the displacement of populations. The publication of A Farewell to Arms cemented Hemingway's stature as a modern American writer, became his first best-seller, and is described by biographer Michael Reynolds as "the premier American war novel from that debacle World War I."
Free audiobook
A Farewell to Arms — LibriVox recording, 9 h 29 min in 41 sections.
Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.
Opening line
“In the late summer of that year we lived in a house in a village that looked across the river and the plain to the mountains.”
Quick answers
Who wrote A Farewell to Arms?
A Farewell to Arms was written by Ernest Hemingway and first published in 1929.
What genre is A Farewell to Arms?
It is usually shelved as Historical Romance and Classic Love Stories.
How long is A Farewell to Arms?
The median edition has 332 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
Is A Farewell to Arms free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
Is there a free audiobook of A Farewell to Arms?
Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 9 h 29 min.
What books are similar to A Farewell to Arms?
Readers who like it often enjoy Washington Square, The Great Gatsby and Brooklyn.
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