Some War Impressions
The novel is a romance set during World War I. It follows the story of an American ambulance driver who becomes embroiled in a complicated love affair with a British aristocrat's daughter. The narrative explores themes of class, nationality, and identity amidst the chaos of war.
By Jeffery Farnol · First published 1910 · Genre: War Literature, Historical Fiction, Memoir · 14 chapters · 31,865 words
First lines
In publishing these collected articles in book form (the result of my visits to Flanders, the battlefields of France and divers of the great munition centres) some of which have already appeared in the press both in England and America, I do so with a certain amount of diffidence, because of their so many imperfections and of their inadequacy of expression. But what man, especially in these days, may hope to treat a theme so vast, a tragedy so awful, without a sure knowledge that all he can say must fall so infinitely far below the daily happenings which are, on the one hand, raising Humanity to a godlike altitude or depressing it lower than the brutes. But, because these articles are a simple record of what I have seen and what I have heard, they may perhaps be of use in bringing out of the shadow -- that awful shadow of "usualness" into which they have fallen -- many incidents that would, before the war, have roused the world to wonder, to pity and to infinite awe.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Jeffery Farnol
- Date: 1910 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: War Literature, Historical Fiction, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Literary Fiction
- Length: 31,865 words
- Structure: 14 chapters, 503 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- War Literature — The book explores the experiences and impressions of war, focusing on its impact on individuals and society.
- Historical Fiction — It provides a narrative set against the backdrop of historical events, reflecting the realities of the time.
- Memoir — The work presents personal reflections and observations, akin to a memoir format.
- Non-Fiction — It conveys factual accounts and insights related to war, blending personal experience with broader truths.
Tags
War Fiction · Historical Fiction · World War I · Novel · Adventure · Action · Drama · Realism · Literary Fiction · Classic Literature · English Literature · 20th Century Literature
Contents
- Foreword
- Cartridges
- Rifles and Lewis Guns
- Clydebank
- Ships in Making
- The Battle Cruisers
- A Hospital
- The Guns
- A Training Camp
- Arras
- The Battlefields
- Flying Men
- Ypres
- What Britain has Done