Thomas Boyd (1898–1935) was an American writer; the only work by him held in this collection is his representative novel Through the Wheat. Public information on his nationality, the details of his birth and death, and his education is limited, so no speculation is offered here. Judging from the work available, Boyd was known for war fiction. His prose is restrained and understated, focusing on the everyday circumstances and inner states of ordinary soldiers rather than on heroism or grand battle scenes. Through the Wheat is regarded as a relatively representative novel about the First World War; its realistic style and careful depiction of wartime strain give it a place among works of its kind and offer later readers a concrete, unadorned entry into the experience of that generation of soldiers.
