Project Gutenberg 2008-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 169 Bairnsfather, Bruce 1887 1959 Bairnsfather, Charles Bruce 18000387 Fragments from France Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Fragments from France" by Bruce Bairnsfather is a collection of humorous sketches and illustrations inspired by the author's experiences during World War I, produced in the early 20th century. This work captures the absurdity and grittiness of trench life, reflecting on the experiences of the British soldiers while simultaneously offering a comical take on the harsh realities of war. Through satire, Bairnsfather dives into the camaraderie and resilient spirit of the enlisted men amid the chaos of conflict. The book presents a vivid portrayal of life on the front lines, with various sketches showcasing everyday situations faced by soldiers. Bairnsfather employs wit to highlight the absurdities of military life—ranging from the struggle to maintain a sense of humor in dire circumstances to the interactions among soldiers and their encounters with the enemy. The artwork and accompanying captions depict everything from the dreariness of dugouts to the lighthearted banter between comrades, thus serving both as a chronological record of trench life and a poignant reminder of the spirit that endured through the trials of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Humor, caricatures, etc. D501 Text World War I Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Humour 117381 117402 2024-09-11T07:28:06.227928 2023-09-11T10:39:57.554205 text/html text/html 104143 2008-07-02T12:56:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 10884236 2008-07-02T12:57:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 11225279 2024-09-11T07:28:13.373931 application/epub+zip 11217102 2024-09-11T07:28:08.089920 application/epub+zip 76291 2024-09-11T07:28:06.995926 application/epub+zip 11256260 2024-09-11T07:28:16.961885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 11232929 2024-09-11T07:28:11.669905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111139 2022-09-12T07:05:17.347179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55792 55697 2024-09-11T07:28:05.510931 2023-09-11T10:39:56.661260 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 55729 2008-07-02T12:56:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 22632 2008-07-02T12:57:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 55721 2008-07-02T12:56:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22600 2008-07-02T12:57:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20502 2024-09-11T07:28:17.138879 application/rdf+xml 27076 2024-09-11T07:28:07.081946 image/jpeg 3282 2024-09-11T07:28:07.039919 image/jpeg 10926853 2024-09-11T07:28:06.651929 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