Project Gutenberg 2010-01-30 Public domain in the USA. 127 Bagnold, Enid 1889 1981 Jones, Enid Bagnold, Lady A Diary Without Dates Produced by Suzanne Shell, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Diary Without Dates" by Enid Bagnold is a fictional narrative written in the early 20th century, likely during the time of World War I. The book presents a glimpse into the life of a nurse or V.A.D. (Voluntary Aid Detachment), as she navigates the complexities of hospital life and her interactions with wounded soldiers. The story captures the ebb and flow of emotions experienced in a wartime hospital, focusing on themes of love, pain, and the impermanence of life. At the start of the narrative, the protagonist grapples with her feelings amidst the backdrop of a dim hospital. She reflects on the isolation and camaraderie found in her surroundings, observing the officers and fellow nurses around her, including an intriguing soldier named Mr. Pettitt, who increasingly occupies her thoughts. The beginning of the book establishes an atmosphere of longing and introspection, intertwining moments of humor and melancholy as the protagonist contemplates love and the transient nature of relationships in the midst of wartime uncertainties. Through her experiences, Bagnold conveys the realities of life in a military hospital, effectively setting the stage for the unfolding emotional journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31124/31124-h/images/cover.jpg en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British World War, 1914-1918 -- Hospitals Bagnold, Enid Nurses -- Great Britain -- Biography D501 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 191278 191287 2024-09-13T08:34:22.183682 2023-09-13T13:09:55.760793 text/html text/html 192957 2010-01-30T14:44:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 126260 2010-01-30T14:44:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 133200 2024-09-13T08:34:26.077674 application/epub+zip 134316 2024-09-13T08:34:22.809697 application/epub+zip 131584 2024-09-13T08:34:22.437669 application/epub+zip 206738 2024-09-13T08:34:28.603630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187349 2024-09-13T08:34:25.764640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184808 2022-09-14T10:18:39.206186 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167917 167692 2024-09-13T08:34:21.540709 2023-09-13T13:09:55.180796 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 167816 2010-01-30T14:44:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 66907 2010-01-30T14:44:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 167808 2010-01-30T14:44:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66875 2010-01-30T14:44:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21208 2024-09-13T08:34:28.738609 application/rdf+xml 20836 2024-09-13T08:34:22.596648 image/jpeg 2811 2024-09-13T08:34:22.549737 image/jpeg 126701 2024-09-13T08:34:22.213786 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