A Soldier Of France To His Mother Letters From The Trenches On The Western Front
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A Soldier Of France To His Mother Letters From The Trenches On The Western Front
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Author : Eugène-Emmanuel Lemercier
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2014-08-15
A Soldier Of France To His Mother Letters From The Trenches On The Western Front written by Eugène-Emmanuel Lemercier and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-15 with History categories.
The story of a renowned French painter who volunteered for the Army during the First World War paints a vivid picture of the horror at the front in his letters home written before his death in 1915. “A Bestseller, remarkable for the horrors of the western front conveyed in a spirit of self-sacrifice and filial love.”- A Companion to World War One ed. John Horne, Blackwell Publishing, 2012 “THE following letters were written by a young French painter who was at the front until the beginning of April, 1915, when he “disappeared” in one of the combats in the Argonne region of France. “Should he be spoken of in the present or in the past?” asks M. André Chevrillon , a friend of the soldier’s family, in the preface to the French edition of this book. “Since the day when his mother and grandmother received from him his last communication, a post card bespattered with mud which announced the attack in which he fell, what a tragic silence for these two women who, during eight months, had lived only with these letters, which came almost daily. In his studio, among the pictures in which this young man had fixed his dreams and his visions of an artist, I have seen, piously arranged on a table, all the little square white sheets of this correspondence. What a speechless presence! I did not know then what a soul was there transcribed in these messages to the family hearth - a fully formed soul, which, if it had lived, I feel sure would have spread its fame and its influence far beyond this little home circle and radiated a-wide among the hearts of men.””
A Soldier Of France To His Mother
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Author : Theodore Stanton
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-01-14
A Soldier Of France To His Mother written by Theodore Stanton and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-14 with Literary Collections categories.
Excerpt from A Soldier of France to His Mother: Letters From the Trenches on the Western Front Love is one of the words which return the most often in this correspondence - love of the fields and the plains, of the trees and the stars, of the little animals of the meadows, in a word, of all things, animate and inanimate, of sky and earth; love, too, of the living and the dead, whether friend or foe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
A Soldier Of France To His Mother
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Author : Eugene Emmanuel Lemercier
language : en
Publisher: Scholar's Choice
Release Date : 2015-02-17
A Soldier Of France To His Mother written by Eugene Emmanuel Lemercier and has been published by Scholar's Choice this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-17 with categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
A Solider Of France To His Mother Letters From The Trenches On The Western Front
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Author : Theodore Stanton
language : en
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Release Date : 2019-03-16
A Solider Of France To His Mother Letters From The Trenches On The Western Front written by Theodore Stanton and has been published by Wentworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-16 with History categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
From The Western Front To Salonika
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Author : Pierre Suberviolle
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
From The Western Front To Salonika written by Pierre Suberviolle and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The book's editor, Catherine Labaume-Howard, found 300 of her grandfather's letters in an old potato sack when a family home was sold. The author of the letters, Pierre Suberviolle, was from Montauban in the South of France. He joined the army on 7 August 1914, without his father's permission, when he was only 17. He wrote to his family (and particularly to his mother) regularly during the next 51 months. Mobilized as a car and truck driver, he fought on the Western and Northern Fronts of France. Soldiers normally did not say exactly where their letters were from, but Pierre was definitely at Dijon, Villers-Cotteret, Vitry and Soissons in the first months of the war. At Ypres, he experienced the early use of mustard gas. He was then sent to Greece, Salonika, Macedonia and Albania for 18 months. When he was sent back to France, he was trained for tank warfare and sent to Belgium, where he was wounded and lost an eye one month before the war ended. One-hundred-and-fifty letters were selected to create this book. Pierre writes with great fluency, and in a very straightforward style. The war is the one permanent feature of these letters, and the book makes a contribution to understanding the life of the ordinary 'poilu' during this period. The letters from Greece and those about the tank warfare are particularly interesting, but we also get a realistic picture of French provincial middle-class life at the beginning of the 20th century: family ties and financial problems. The English reader will probably note Pierre's deeply affectionate and emotional tone compared to the more 'stiff-upper-lip' approach of British soldiers. He writes poetically of nature (as many British soldiers did), and - as previously mentioned - he has a real sense of humor. This is also a book about a young man's coming of age over a very short and stressful period of time. The book is very generously illustrated, with many photos taken on or near the front line by the author himself. Some photos of French and German tanks are unique; these have never before been published. There are also illustrations of maps used by Pierre, picture postcards of places he visited and even rare documents such as an official note warning the soldiers in Greece to beware of 'The mosquito: that is your enemy!!!"
Dance Of The Furies
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Author : Michael S. Neiberg
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2011-08-01
Dance Of The Furies written by Michael S. Neiberg and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-01 with History categories.
The common explanation for the outbreak of World War I depicts Europe as a minefield of nationalism, needing only the slightest pressure to set off an explosion of passion that would rip the continent apart. But in a crucial reexamination of the outbreak of violence, Michael S. Neiberg shows that ordinary Europeans, unlike their political and military leaders, neither wanted nor expected war during the fateful summer of 1914. By training his eye on the ways that people outside the halls of power reacted to the rapid onset and escalation of the fighting, Neiberg dispels the notion that Europeans were rabid nationalists intent on mass slaughter. He reveals instead a complex set of allegiances that cut across national boundaries. Neiberg marshals letters, diaries, and memoirs of ordinary citizens across Europe to show that the onset of war was experienced as a sudden, unexpected event. As they watched a minor diplomatic crisis erupt into a continental bloodbath, they expressed shock, revulsion, and fear. But when bargains between belligerent governments began to crumble under the weight of conflict, public disillusionment soon followed. Yet it was only after the fighting acquired its own horrible momentum that national hatreds emerged under the pressure of mutually escalating threats, wartime atrocities, and intense government propaganda. Dance of the Furies gives voice to a generation who found themselves compelled to participate in a ghastly, protracted orgy of violence they never imagined would come to pass.
Letters From A French Soldier To His Mother 1914 1915
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Author : Eugène Emmanuel Lemercier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1919
Letters From A French Soldier To His Mother 1914 1915 written by Eugène Emmanuel Lemercier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1919 with Artists categories.
Letters Of Wallace Stevens
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Author : Wallace Stevens
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1996-01-01
Letters Of Wallace Stevens written by Wallace Stevens and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Long unavailable, now in paperback for the first time, these are the brilliant, subtle, illuminating letters of one of the great poets of the twentieth century. Stevens's famous criterion for poetry--"It should give pleasure"--informed his epistolary aesthetic as well; these letters stimulate one's appetite for poetry as they valorize the imagination and the senses. They also offer fascinating glimpses of Stevens as family man, insurance executive, connoisseur, and friend. FROM THE BOOK:"Next to the passion flower I love fuchsias, and no kidding. . . . Down among the Pennsylvania Germans there was a race of young men . . . who carved willow fans. These men would take a bit of willow stick about a foot long, peel it and with nothing more than a jackknife carve it into something that looked like a souvenir of Queen Anne's lingerie. The trouble that someone took to invent fuchsias makes me think of these willow fans. However it is a dark and dreary day today and who am I to be frivolous under such circumstances."--from a letter to Wilson Taylor, August 20, 1947 Long unavailable, now in paperback for the first time, these are the brilliant, subtle, illuminating letters of one of the great poets of the twentieth century. Stevens's famous criterion for poetry--"It should give pleasure"--informed his epistolary aesthetic as well; these letters stimulate one's appetite for poetry as they valorize the imagination and the senses. They also offer fascinating glimpses of Stevens as family man, insurance executive, connoisseur, and friend. FROM THE BOOK:"Next to the passion flower I love fuchsias, and no kidding. . . . Down among the Pennsylvania Germans there was a race of young men . . . who carved willow fans. These men would take a bit of willow stick about a foot long, peel it and with nothing more than a jackknife carve it into something that looked like a souvenir of Queen Anne's lingerie. The trouble that someone took to invent fuchsias makes me think of these willow fans. However it is a dark and dreary day today and who am I to be frivolous under such circumstances."--from a letter to Wilson Taylor, August 20, 1947
World War One American Literature And The Federal State
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Author : Mark Whalan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-09-20
World War One American Literature And The Federal State written by Mark Whalan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-20 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book shows an empowered federal state as a significant factor in experimental American culture well before the 1930s.
A Reader S Guide To Wallace Stevens
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Author : Eleanor Cook
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2009-03-09
A Reader S Guide To Wallace Stevens written by Eleanor Cook and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-09 with Poetry categories.
Wallace Stevens is one of the major poets of the twentieth century, and also among the most challenging. His poems can be dazzling in their verbal brilliance. They are often shot through with lavish imagery and wit, informed by a lawyer's logic, and disarmingly unexpected: a singing jackrabbit, the seductive Nanzia Nunzio. They also spoke--and still speak--to contemporary concerns. Though his work is popular and his readership continues to grow, many readers encountering it are baffled by such rich and strange poetry. Eleanor Cook, a leading critic of poetry and expert on Stevens, gives us here the essential reader's guide to this important American poet. Cook goes through each of Stevens's poems in his six major collections as well as his later lyrics, in chronological order. For each poem she provides an introductory head note and a series of annotations on difficult phrases and references, illuminating for us just why and how Stevens was a master at his art. Her annotations, which include both previously unpublished scholarship and interpretive remarks, will benefit beginners and specialists alike. Cook also provides a brief biography of Stevens, and offers a detailed appendix on how to read modern poetry. A Reader's Guide to Wallace Stevens is an indispensable resource and the perfect companion to The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens, first published in 1954 in honor of Stevens's seventy-fifth birthday, as well as to the 1997 collection Wallace Stevens: Collected Poetry and Prose.