The eldest child of the Marquis and Marchioness of St. Aubyn’s, who own St. Aubyn’s abbey in London. He is the brother of Barbara, Clive, Michael, and Temple d’Orsey. Growing up, Clive is a close friend of Jamie Villiers, whom he rides horses with. Juliet believes that Clive and Jamie were emotionally (but not romantically) in love with each other, and Barbara is jealous of their relationship. Clive becomes a Cambridge poet and a soldier in World War I; his writing draws on his experiences in the war. On his leave, he comes to rest at St. Aubyn’s, which is converted into a convalescence hospital during the war. Here, he invites over a group of pacifist friends whose beliefs offend Michael. Once he returns to war, he is killed in the Somme offensive on July 1, 1916.
Clive d’Orsey / Lord Clive Stourbridge Quotes in The Wars
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Someone once said to Clive: do you think we will ever be forgiven for what we’ve done? They meant their generation and the war and what the war had done to civilization. Clive said something I’ve never forgotten. He said: I doubt we’ll ever be forgiven. All I hope is—they’ll remember we were human beings.
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Clive d’Orsey / Lord Clive Stourbridge Character Timeline in The Wars
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Part 2, Chapter 12
...Taffler visited in the hospital. Jamie was a close friend of Julie and Barbara’s brother Clive, as they both loved to ride horses. Juliet says that Barbara was attracted to Jamie’s...
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Juliet reflects that Jamie and Clive were in love and remembers that Barbara stole Jamie away from another woman when he...
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Part 4
Juliet and Barbara’s brother Clive arrives at St. Aubyn’s with a large group of friends, all of whom are pacifists....
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The next day, Juliet feels terribly guilty and cannot stop crying. Clive comes to sit with her, and she asks him why Robert and Barbara are so...
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Finishing up her story, Juliet reflects that Clive did not think the Great War generation would ever be forgiven for their actions, but...
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