Project Gutenberg 2016-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 73 Mackay, Helen 1876 1961 Mackay, Helen Gansevoort (Edwards) Courtney, W. L. (William Leonard) 1850 1928 Courtney, William Leonard Journal of Small Things pt. I. From a house on a road to Paris (July-December, 1914) -- pt. II. Small town far off (August-October, 1915) -- pt. III. Paris (October, 1915-July, 1916). Produced by Brian Coe, Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) "Journal of Small Things" by Helen Mackay is a collection of vignettes and sketches written in the early 20th century. The narrative is an intimate and poignant observation of life in France at the onset of World War I, capturing small, seemingly insignificant moments against the backdrop of impending tragedy. The author focuses on the everyday experiences of various characters, including a sympathetic observer collecting memories that reflect the beauty and fragility of life before the war fundamentally alters their existence. The opening of the book introduces readers to a serene Sunday in July 1914, where the narrator describes the idyllic beauty of a French village and the onset of war-related tension. As she enjoys the garden and the company of neighbors, there is an underlying sense of foreboding. Through her observations, she shares her anxieties, particularly expressed through dreams of violence and blood. Throughout these early chapters, characters like Monsieur Créty and the narrator's companions emerge, each contributing to a vivid sense of a communal life filled with small joys and deep fears, ultimately facing an uncertain future due to the looming war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Hospitals D501 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 375994 375995 2024-09-21T11:41:11.603400 2023-09-22T08:45:29.923194 text/html text/html 381932 2016-02-18T09:35:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 189726 2016-02-18T09:35:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 213654 2024-09-21T11:41:17.775586 application/epub+zip 214930 2024-09-21T11:41:12.630410 application/epub+zip 194355 2024-09-21T11:41:12.066418 application/epub+zip 328650 2024-09-21T11:41:21.545329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296554 2024-09-21T11:41:17.170344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276318 2022-09-23T10:24:11.198460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337006 336803 2024-09-21T11:41:10.543381 2023-09-22T08:45:28.893196 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 336888 2016-02-18T09:35:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 124064 2016-02-18T09:35:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18900 2024-09-21T11:41:21.680334 application/rdf+xml 15345 2024-09-21T11:41:12.153381 image/jpeg 2070 2024-09-21T11:41:12.110373 image/jpeg 188896 2024-09-21T11:41:11.640379 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