Project Gutenberg 2014-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 112 Root, Esther Sayles Crocker, Marjorie 18009275 Over Periscope Pond Letters from Two American Girls in Paris October 1916-January 1918 E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Over Periscope Pond" by Esther Sayles Root and Marjorie Crocker is a collection of letters written by two American girls in Paris during World War I, specifically from October 1916 to January 1918. Through their correspondence, Root and Crocker recount their experiences and adventures as they engage in relief work, providing insights into the lives of refugees and the impact of the war on daily life. Their narrative embodies the spirit of youthful determination and resilience amidst challenging times. At the start of the narrative, Esther Sayles Root writes to her father from aboard the ship Espagne, recounting her journey to Paris filled with excitement and trepidation. From the moment they set sail, her vivid descriptions capture the beauty of the voyage, her interactions with fellow passengers, and the underlying anxiety surrounding the threat of submarines. Upon arriving in Bordeaux and eventually reaching Paris, Esther is struck by the vibrancy of the city, detailing her initial disorientation as she navigates its streets and customs. Through her letters, she introduces readers to the warmth and challenges of life in wartime France, setting the stage for the touching stories of resilience and humanity that will unfold in the subsequent passages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45810/45810-h/images/cover.jpg en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives World War, 1914-1918 -- Hospitals D501 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 424289 424164 2024-09-19T08:12:53.300064 2023-09-20T04:38:07.061198 text/html text/html 419940 2014-05-28T23:30:29 text/html 1510755 2014-05-28T23:34:26 text/html application/zip 1660596 2024-09-19T08:13:01.698080 application/epub+zip 1652367 2024-09-19T08:12:54.900056 application/epub+zip 258701 2024-09-19T08:12:54.125086 application/epub+zip 1824108 2024-09-19T08:13:06.831008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1779863 2024-09-19T08:13:00.518047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316240 2022-09-20T20:31:05.945180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386131 386044 2024-09-19T08:12:52.623112 2023-09-20T04:38:06.396155 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 385688 2014-05-28T23:23:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 150123 2014-05-28T23:23:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 385700 2014-05-28T23:24:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149884 2014-05-28T23:24:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20039 2024-09-19T08:13:06.981983 application/rdf+xml 14306 2024-09-19T08:12:54.227054 image/jpeg 2230 2024-09-19T08:12:54.176042 image/jpeg 1525781 2024-09-19T08:12:53.385070 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