Project Gutenberg 2016-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 92 Various Verschillende Various, Various The Times Red Cross Story Book by Famous Novelists Serving in His Majesty's Forces Dimoussi and the pistol / A.E.W. Mason -- The woman / A.A. Milne -- The cherub / Oliver Onions -- An impossible person / W.B. Maxwell -- The veil of flying water / Theodore Goodridge Roberts -- Bill Bailey / Ian Hay -- Life-like / Martin Swayne -- Lame dogs / Cosmo Hamilton -- The silver thaw / R.E. Vernede -- Carnage / Compton Mackenzie -- The bronze parrot / R. Austin Freeman -- The forbidden woman / Warwick Deeping -- Eliza and the special / Barry Pain -- The probation of Jimmy Baker / Albert Kinross -- The ghost that failed / Desmond Coke -- The miracle / Ralph Stock -- The fight for the garden / Sir Arthur T. Quiller-Couch -- The face in the hop vines / Charles G.D. Roberts. Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Elizabeth Oscanyan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Times Red Cross Story Book" by Various is a collection of short stories likely written during the early 20th century. The anthology features narratives from renowned novelists who served in His Majesty's Forces, showcasing various themes related to the experiences of soldiers during wartime. The collection aims to raise funds for the sick and wounded, indicating its humanitarian purpose during a time of conflict. The opening portion of the book begins with "Dimoussi and the Pistol" by A. E. W. Mason, introducing us to a young boy named Dimoussi who is dissatisfied with his life in a rural Moroccan village. Feeling the pull of adventure, Dimoussi leaves his home with a stolen pistol, eager to explore the world beyond the barren plains. As he arrives in Mequinez, he grapples with hunger and quickly learns the realities of city life, and he begins to dream of greater ambitions, including the idea of starting a holy war due to the perceived overreach of Europeans in Morocco. The narrative sets the stage for a coming-of-age journey, filled with intrigue and cultural tension, as Dimoussi embarks on his quest for identity and purpose. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, English English fiction -- 20th century World War, 1914-1918 -- Gift books PR Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 628781 628832 2024-09-21T11:08:49.150417 2023-09-22T08:16:41.369342 text/html text/html 629721 2016-02-22T08:34:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 1993333 2016-02-21T14:45:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2050175 2024-09-21T11:08:58.388406 application/epub+zip 2046898 2024-09-21T11:08:50.793422 application/epub+zip 319644 2024-09-21T11:08:49.920409 application/epub+zip 2210743 2024-09-21T11:09:04.016364 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2173157 2024-09-21T11:08:57.548373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 448375 2022-09-23T09:23:00.796958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562743 562637 2024-09-21T11:08:47.424455 2023-09-22T08:16:39.425292 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 562986 2016-02-06T20:07:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 215605 2016-02-21T14:45:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19209 2024-09-21T11:09:04.158338 application/rdf+xml 17872 2024-09-21T11:08:50.030409 image/jpeg 2637 2024-09-21T11:08:49.975409 image/jpeg 2019318 2024-09-21T11:08:49.252479 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