Project Gutenberg 2016-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 61 Brittain, Vera 1893 1970 Catlin, Vera Mary Brittain Brittain, Vera Mary Leighton, Marie Connor 1941 Connor, Marie Leighton, M. C. (Marie Connor) 20001164 Verses of a V.A.D. Produced by MWS, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Verses of a V.A.D." by Vera Brittain is a poignant collection of war poetry written in the early 20th century, specifically during and shortly after World War I. As a V.A.D. (Voluntary Aid Detachment) nurse, Brittain uses her platform to explore themes of love, loss, and the brutal realities of war, drawing from her own experiences of serving on the front lines and coping with the grief of personal losses. This collection reflects the intense emotional landscape shaped by the trials of wartime service and the impact of trauma on individuals and society. In "Verses of a V.A.D.," Brittain shares her reflections on the war through lyrical poems that deeply resonate with her own suffering and the suffering of others. The verses cover a range of topics, from the heart-wrenching loss of loved ones—such as her brother and fiancé—to her experiences caring for wounded soldiers in military hospitals. Her poems convey the stark contrast between the romantic notions of glory in battle and the harrowing reality of pain and death. Brittain captures the enduring spirit of those who served, the emotional scars left by war, and the hope for peace, ultimately revealing the complexity of human emotions intertwined with the scars of a world at war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 82501 82499 2024-09-21T15:27:55.447668 2023-09-22T12:04:54.772219 text/html text/html 78628 2021-01-24T23:45:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 92916 2021-01-24T23:45:26 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 100011 2024-09-21T15:27:59.348614 application/epub+zip 99057 2024-09-21T15:27:56.307618 application/epub+zip 66847 2024-09-21T15:27:55.877662 application/epub+zip 157288 2024-09-21T15:28:01.509605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135425 2024-09-21T15:27:58.845624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 100630 2022-09-23T16:45:22.101091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48014 47797 2024-09-21T15:27:54.842653 2023-09-22T12:04:54.257201 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 47813 2016-05-01T11:21:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18302 2016-05-01T11:21:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18920 2024-09-21T15:28:01.655590 application/rdf+xml 13971 2024-09-21T15:27:55.952642 image/jpeg 2150 2024-09-21T15:27:55.915635 image/jpeg 93254 2024-09-21T15:27:55.457631 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