Project Gutenberg 2015-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 49 Beach, Rex 1877 1949 Beach, Rex Ellingwood Skidmore, Thornton D. 1884 1956 Skidmore, T. D. 19003218 Too Fat to Fight Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Shaun Pinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Too Fat to Fight" by Rex Beach is a novel written in the early 20th century, particularly during the aftermath of World War I. The story centers around the character Norman Dalrymple, affectionately nicknamed "Dimples," who grapples with his weight and desire to serve in the military. Through his humorous yet poignant journey, Beach explores themes of self-acceptance, sacrifice, and the importance of finding one's role in times of conflict. The narrative begins with Dimples being rejected from military service due to his excessive weight, leading him to embark on a mission to lose weight and prove his worth. Failing to meet the army’s standards, he transitions his efforts toward working with the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) to support soldiers overseas. Despite the initial setbacks, Dimples thrives in his role, bringing joy and comfort to troops while maintaining his larger-than-life personality. His experience morphs into one of self-discovery, and through his endeavors, he ultimately finds a sense of purpose and camaraderie, proving that one can contribute to the war effort in diverse ways beyond traditional combat roles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 79980 80006 2024-10-21T09:10:02.327425 2023-09-22T06:26:47.920573 text/html text/html 76665 2015-12-20T19:46:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 563835 2015-12-20T19:46:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 592899 2024-10-21T09:10:05.567441 application/epub+zip 591882 2024-10-21T09:10:03.149407 application/epub+zip 101931 2024-10-21T09:10:02.737402 application/epub+zip 629995 2024-10-21T09:10:07.635422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616297 2024-10-21T09:10:05.163419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127312 2022-09-23T05:12:49.612715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 65053 64864 2024-10-21T09:10:02.051421 2023-09-22T06:26:47.572607 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 65288 2015-12-20T19:46:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 25452 2015-12-20T19:46:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20106 2024-10-21T09:10:07.778395 application/rdf+xml 18609 2024-10-21T09:10:02.814430 image/jpeg 3099 2024-10-21T09:10:02.774411 image/jpeg 567321 2024-10-21T09:10:02.354449 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