Project Gutenberg 2006-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 208 Orpen, William, Sir 1878 1931 21006807 An Onlooker in France 1917-1919 Produced by Geetu Melwani, Christine P. Travers, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "An Onlooker in France 1917-1919" by Sir William Orpen is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around the author's experiences as an observer during World War I in France, reflecting on various encounters, both heartbreaking and humorous, amidst the backdrop of war. Through Orpen's eyes, readers gain insights into the lives of soldiers, their suffering, camaraderie, and the chaotic environment of life at the front lines. At the start of the memoir, Orpen vividly describes his initial journey to France in April 1917, detailing the crowded boat filled with soldiers, some displaying bravado while others exude palpable fear of the unknown awaiting them. He contrasts his own protected status as an artist tasked with capturing the war visually with the grim reality faced by the troops. As he arrives in Boulogne and later Amiens, Orpen's observations offer a blend of dark humor and poignant meditation on the human cost of war, as well as the striking landscape transformed by conflict. The opening sets the stage for a gripping exploration of the paradoxes of war, the indomitable spirit of the soldiers, and the recollection of beautiful yet haunting memories of places marked by violence and sacrifice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives World War, 1914-1918 -- Pictorial works D501 Text World War I Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 284743 282007 2024-09-09T04:25:36.829806 2023-09-09T07:16:40.940040 text/html text/html 268732 2006-12-29T14:37:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4442371 2006-12-29T14:37:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3208668 2024-09-09T04:25:44.499788 application/epub+zip 3212260 2024-09-09T04:25:39.088801 application/epub+zip 156426 2024-09-09T04:25:37.795818 application/epub+zip 3353538 2024-09-09T04:25:47.976763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3335407 2024-09-09T04:25:43.324812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291344 2022-09-09T13:26:45.405071 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217772 217519 2024-09-09T04:25:35.675817 2023-09-09T07:16:39.896048 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 217381 2006-12-29T14:37:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 83098 2006-12-29T14:37:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 217374 2006-12-29T14:37:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 83022 2006-12-29T14:37:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20853 2024-09-09T04:25:48.117744 application/rdf+xml 13823 2024-09-09T04:25:38.176770 image/jpeg 3381 2024-09-09T04:25:37.984789 image/jpeg 5280391 2024-09-09T04:25:37.077777 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia