Project Gutenberg 2010-05-11 Public domain in the USA. 129 Riley, James Whitcomb 1849 1916 Johnson, Benj. F. of Boone Johnson, B. F. The Old Soldier's Story: Poems and Prose Sketches Produced by David Clarke, Chandra Friend 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.) "The Old Soldier's Story: Poems and Prose Sketches" by James Whitcomb Riley is a collection of poems and prose sketches written in the early 20th century. The works capture various themes, including humor, nostalgia, love, and the experiences of soldiers, as evidenced in the opening sketch featuring an old soldier recounting a humorous yet poignant tale from the battlefield. The light-heartedness juxtaposed with deeper reflections offers readers a glimpse into the human condition from an approachable and often witty perspective. The opening of this collection introduces us to a storyteller—an old soldier—addressing an audience at a banquet. He begins relating a familiar, comedic anecdote about a cannonball hitting a soldier during battle, leading to a playful mix-up involving the soldier's injuries. This narrative sets the stage for the blend of humor and humanity that pervades the collection. The soldier's manner of storytelling, filled with dialect and earnestness, highlights the authenticity of his voice, inviting readers to connect with the simplicity and depth of shared human experiences even amid chaos and tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American wit and humor American poetry PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 299402 299411 2024-09-13T13:55:50.360706 2023-09-14T07:55:44.312188 text/html text/html 305944 2010-05-11T10:48:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 86242 2010-05-11T10:48:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 155890 2024-09-13T13:56:01.164631 application/epub+zip 157291 2024-09-13T13:55:53.030666 application/epub+zip 157291 2024-09-13T13:55:51.520665 application/epub+zip 374995 2024-09-13T13:56:05.172588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358220 2024-09-13T13:55:59.420612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288621 2022-09-15T04:08:15.085888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193050 192825 2024-09-13T13:55:48.477702 2023-09-14T07:55:42.486177 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 192793 2010-05-11T10:48:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 76112 2010-05-11T10:48:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 192785 2010-05-11T10:48:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 76092 2010-05-11T10:48:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20605 2024-09-13T13:56:05.316577 application/rdf+xml 20246 2024-09-13T13:55:51.918691 image/jpeg 4520 2024-09-13T13:55:51.719653 image/jpeg 149350 2024-09-13T13:55:50.381676 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