The Clash Author:Storm Jameson Elizabeth, the orphaned daughter of unhappy parents, marries Jamie, who is lame but decent. In the second part of the book, once war has broken out, an American arrives at Jamie's RFC base. He, Jess Cornish, puts the case to Jamie that America is a young nation, full of ambition and vigor. The ... more »old nation, Britain, is criticized for it past greed (imperialism), its entropy, its weakness, but is also seen as possessing dignity and being capable of regeneration. Originally published in 1922.« less