Project Gutenberg 2017-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 66 Swan, Annie S. 1859 1943 Burnett-Smith, A. (Annie) Lyall, David Smith, Burnett, Mrs. Smith, Annie S. 18014193 An Englishwoman's Home Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "An Englishwoman's Home" by Annie S. Swan is a narrative written in the early 20th century, during World War I. The book details the experiences of an Englishwoman living through the ravages of war, focusing on themes of loss, resilience, and the profound impact of conflict on domestic life and personal identity. Central to the narrative is the character of Mrs. A. Burnett Smith, who offers a poignant and reflective account of her and her family’s life as they endure the challenges brought on by the war. The opening of the narrative introduces the reader to the author's emotional turmoil following the destruction of her home due to an air raid, marking a significant turning point in her life. She reminisces about past conversations and cherished memories associated with her home, which has now been reduced to ruins. Her letter describes the haunting experience of witnessing destruction, the loss of her son, and her husband’s departure to serve in the war. The emotional depth of her reflections provides a stark contrast to the chaotic external environment of war, illustrating the internal struggle of a woman grappling with grief and the relentless march toward reconstruction amidst loss. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives D501 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 227388 227326 2024-10-09T14:20:29.566557 2023-09-10T05:56:23.438224 text/html text/html 230958 2017-05-03T19:50:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 177587 2017-05-03T19:50:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 189920 2024-10-09T14:20:42.200454 application/epub+zip 276930 2024-10-09T14:20:40.828437 application/pdf 241401 2024-10-09T14:20:33.440488 application/pdf 192891 2024-10-09T14:20:35.824500 application/epub+zip 155799 2024-10-09T14:20:31.052504 application/epub+zip 252329 2024-10-09T14:20:45.009416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237278 2024-10-09T14:20:39.006435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200978 2022-09-10T11:51:31.295447 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189793 2024-10-09T14:20:28.859577 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 190651 2017-05-03T19:50:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 74888 2017-05-03T19:50:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 189818 2017-05-03T19:50:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 74747 2017-05-03T19:50:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 189817 2017-05-03T19:50:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 74719 2017-05-03T19:50:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 27245 2024-10-09T14:20:45.776414 application/rdf+xml 172873 2024-10-09T14:20:27.776493 2023-09-10T05:56:23.099225 text/x-rst text/x-rst 172873 2017-05-03T19:50:00 text/x-rst 164513 2017-05-03T19:50:00 text/x-rst application/zip 12255 2024-10-09T14:20:34.323471 image/jpeg 1822 2024-10-09T14:20:33.950483 image/jpeg 176748 2024-10-09T14:20:29.591509 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