Project Gutenberg 2014-09-06 Public domain in the USA. 373 Cable, Boyd 1878 1943 Ewart, Ernest Andrew 17013446 Grapes of wrath Produced by Shaun Pinder, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Grapes of Wrath" by Boyd Cable is a war novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative focuses on the experiences of British soldiers during World War I, specifically those from the 5/6 Service Battalion of the Stonewalls, as they prepare for and engage in battle. The book aims to capture the harrowing realities of war from the perspective of ordinary infantry privates, detailing their fears, camaraderie, and the brutal conditions they face. The opening of the novel sets the stage for an intense military campaign, with the soldiers on alert for the imminent "push." As the battalion moves towards the front lines, they are enveloped in the thunder of artillery and the chaos of battlefield rumors. Characters like Larry Arundel, Billy Simson, Ben Sneath (Pug), and Jefferson Lee (Kentucky) are introduced amidst the tension of their march and the noise of warfare. Their conversations reveal a mix of humor and dread as they navigate their uncertain fate, highlighting their friendships forged in the distressing environment. The narrative conveys both the physical and psychological strains of the impending combat, immersing the reader in the atmosphere of anticipation before the storm of battle descends. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 389895 389903 2024-09-19T13:41:20.849711 2023-09-20T09:43:55.826744 text/html text/html 411682 2014-09-06T13:16:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 281114 2024-09-19T13:41:26.773709 application/epub+zip 283984 2024-09-19T13:41:22.030756 application/epub+zip 213933 2024-09-19T13:41:21.430735 application/epub+zip 397511 2024-09-19T13:41:30.727658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360132 2024-09-19T13:41:26.143721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290753 2022-09-21T09:24:42.942776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345128 2024-09-19T13:41:20.153737 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 371977 2014-09-06T13:16:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 133150 2014-09-06T14:11:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 364147 2014-09-06T13:16:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 132186 2014-09-06T13:16:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 364138 2014-09-06T13:16:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132164 2014-09-06T13:16:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20543 2024-09-19T13:41:30.870696 application/rdf+xml 13561 2024-09-19T13:41:21.529717 image/jpeg 2003 2024-09-19T13:41:21.479709 image/jpeg 256718 2024-09-19T13:41:20.887742 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