Project Gutenberg 2012-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 79 Graham, Stephen 1884 1975 22004344 The challenge of the dead : $b A vision of the war and the life of the common soldier in France, seen two years afterwards between August and November, 1920 Produced by Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Challenge of the Dead" by Stephen Graham is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This narrative reflects on the aftermath of World War I, specifically focusing on the experiences of the common soldier in France two years after the war's end. Through vivid imagery and poignant observations, the book likely covers themes of memory, loss, and the struggle of reconstructing life amidst ruins, thereby highlighting the personal and collective impact of the war on both soldiers and the landscape of familiar towns turned battlegrounds. The opening of "The Challenge of the Dead" presents a contemplative journey through the war-torn landscapes of Belgium, where Graham evokes a strong sense of nostalgia mixed with the stark reality of destruction. The narrative begins with a description of Zeebruges, its quiet beauty contrasted against the remnants of war, including the presence of German guns and memorials to fallen soldiers. As the text unfolds, it shifts to recount the movements of troops from 1914, their marches through towns like Bruges and Ghent, all alive with memories but now shadowed by the war's devastation. With a lyrical tone, Graham captures the essence of places that once thrived, now empty yet echoing the laughter and bravery of those who once occupied them, ultimately reflecting on the profound changes wrought by the passage of time and the cost of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40507/40507-h/images/cover.jpg en World War, 1914-1918 D501 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 291034 289022 2024-09-17T06:31:21.740597 2023-09-17T14:42:41.633549 text/html text/html 290921 2012-08-14T15:15:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 268280 2012-08-14T15:15:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 281160 2024-09-17T06:31:26.328682 application/epub+zip 283075 2024-09-17T06:31:22.556601 application/epub+zip 183374 2024-09-17T06:31:22.141618 application/epub+zip 362235 2024-09-17T06:31:29.329587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339741 2024-09-17T06:31:25.860561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241062 2022-09-18T14:18:35.867349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264966 264775 2024-09-17T06:31:21.319616 2023-09-17T14:42:41.149554 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 264687 2012-08-14T15:15:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 106338 2012-08-14T15:15:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 264682 2012-08-14T15:15:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106266 2012-08-14T15:15:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20235 2024-09-17T06:31:29.465567 application/rdf+xml 11288 2024-09-17T06:31:22.234597 image/jpeg 1800 2024-09-17T06:31:22.188737 image/jpeg 275604 2024-09-17T06:31:21.771626 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