Project Gutenberg 2014-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 61 Tiplady, Thomas 1882 1967 18006699 The Soul of the Soldier: Sketches from the Western Battle-Front Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "The Soul of the Soldier: Sketches from the Western Battle-Front" by Thomas Tiplady is a collection of personal reflections and observations written during the First World War, likely in the early 20th century. Written by a chaplain who served at the front, the book aims to capture the essence of soldiers' lives amidst the chaos of war, delving into their thoughts, feelings, hardships, and acts of heroism, while also acknowledging the deep connections they maintain with those at home. The opening of the work introduces readers to Tiplady’s experiences, emphasizing the stark contrasts and emotions present at the Western Front. He begins with a poignant metaphor, using the death of a swan at Ypres to symbolize the tragic loss of innocence amid the horrors of war. Tiplady describes how soldiers, often inarticulate, share their souls through their actions rather than words. The author poignantly illustrates the psychological burden borne by the soldiers and the silent suffering of their families back home, accentuating themes of camaraderie, the heroic spirit of soldiers, and a profound connection to humanity that remains even in the face of death and despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46323/46323-rst/images/img-cover.jpg en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, English D501 Text World War I Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 318614 318554 2024-10-19T11:22:40.086326 2023-09-20T07:01:33.737324 text/html text/html 320808 2014-07-18T11:59:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 280445 2014-07-18T11:59:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 294371 2024-10-19T11:22:53.238992 application/epub+zip 491436 2024-10-19T11:22:51.833251 application/pdf 321996 2024-10-19T11:22:43.771041 application/pdf 300281 2024-10-19T11:22:45.859014 application/epub+zip 183256 2024-10-19T11:22:41.733294 application/epub+zip 375034 2024-10-19T11:22:56.192095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371493 2024-10-19T11:22:49.731991 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255819 2022-09-21T05:31:11.442614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264540 2024-10-19T11:22:39.602028 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 264665 2014-07-18T11:59:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 102428 2014-07-18T11:59:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 263960 2014-07-18T12:00:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 102284 2014-07-18T12:00:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 263960 2014-07-18T12:00:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 102263 2014-07-18T12:00:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 27163 2024-10-19T11:22:56.456950 application/rdf+xml 249694 2024-10-19T11:22:38.681083 2023-09-20T07:01:33.327296 text/x-rst text/x-rst 249694 2014-07-18T12:00:04 text/x-rst 266171 2014-07-18T12:00:04 text/x-rst application/zip 13367 2024-10-19T11:22:44.393310 image/jpeg 2242 2024-10-19T11:22:44.097079 image/jpeg 280055 2024-10-19T11:22:40.121039 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