Project Gutenberg 2008-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 78 Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major) 1873 1958 Tomlinson, Henry Major 22011695 Waiting for Daylight In Ypres -- A raid night -- Islands -- Travel books -- Signs of spring -- Prose writing -- The modern mind -- Magazines -- The Marne -- Carlyle -- Holiday reading -- An autumn morning -- News from the front -- Authors and soldiers -- Waiting for daylight -- The nobodies -- Bookworms -- Sailor language -- Illusions -- Figure-heads -- Economics -- Old sunlight -- Ruskin -- The reward of virtue -- Great statesmen -- Joy -- The real thing -- Literary critics -- The south downs -- Kipling -- A Devon estuary -- Barbellion -- Breaking the spell. Produced by Susan Skinner, Peter Vachuska, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Waiting for Daylight" by H. M. Tomlinson is a novel written in the early 20th century, likely around the time of World War I. The story explores the existential reflections and emotional turmoil of its protagonist, who grapples with the absurdities and tragedies of war, particularly during his return to familiar settings that now feel estranged and haunted by memories of conflict. Through vivid imagery and inner monologues, the book captures the profound disconnection felt by those who have lived through the horrors of warfare. The opening of the novel introduces a bleak atmosphere in Ypres during July 1915, as the narrator observes the ruins of the city, evoking a sense of isolation and hopelessness. Amid the backdrop of war, the narrator encounters a soldier who provides a brief respite from the chaos, leading to reflections on the nature of existence and the futility of war. The narrative moves from the intense cacophony of the battlefield to the soft, melancholic realization of a world transformed by conflict, indicating the deep psychological impacts on both soldiers and civilians. The tone invites readers to contemplate the broader implications of conflict on personal identity and societal norms as they wait for the elusive promise of daylight—or peace—after the darkness of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 English essays PR Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 282141 282164 2024-09-11T12:22:52.634863 2023-09-12T06:16:18.597561 text/html text/html 282464 2008-11-12T03:51:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 107311 2008-11-12T03:51:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 163574 2024-09-11T12:22:58.288842 application/epub+zip 166144 2024-09-11T12:22:54.241882 application/epub+zip 166144 2024-09-11T12:22:53.317899 application/epub+zip 327075 2024-09-11T12:23:01.759855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291638 2024-09-11T12:22:57.641867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291770 2022-09-12T13:30:22.694490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248996 248873 2024-09-11T12:22:52.166905 2023-09-12T06:16:18.174563 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 248826 2008-11-12T03:51:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 100754 2008-11-12T03:51:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 248821 2008-11-12T03:51:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100712 2008-11-12T03:51:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21083 2024-09-11T12:23:01.903880 application/rdf+xml 13726 2024-09-11T12:22:53.682879 image/jpeg 3569 2024-09-11T12:22:53.500863 image/jpeg 155503 2024-09-11T12:22:52.659875 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