Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 138 Dunsany, Lord 1878 1957 Plunkett, Edward John Moreton Drax, Baron Dunsany Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron Tales of War Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. The prayer of the men of Daleswood -- The road -- An imperial monument -- A walk to the trenches -- A walk in Picardy -- What happened on the night of the twenty-seventh -- Standing to -- The splendid traveller -- England -- Shells -- Two degrees of envy -- The master of No Man's Land -- Weeds and wire -- Spring in England and Flanders -- The nightmare countries -- Spring and the Kaiser -- Two songs -- The punishment -- The English spirit -- An investigation into the causes and origin of the war -- Lost -- The last mirage -- A famous man -- The oases of death -- Anglo-Saxon tyranny -- Memories -- The movement -- Nature's cad -- The home of Herr Schnitzelhaaser -- A deed of mercy -- Last scene of all -- Old England. Produced by William McClain and David Widger "Tales of War" by Lord Dunsany is a collection of short stories written during the early 20th century, primarily around the time of World War I. The stories delve into the experiences of soldiers, specifically those from a village called Daleswood, capturing their camaraderie, fears, and reflections on home amid the backdrop of warfare. The opening of the collection begins with "The Prayer of the Men of Daleswood," which follows a group of soldiers from their small village as they face the chaos of battle. With only a few men left behind to represent the village, the narrative explores their shared memories and a desire to preserve their homeland's way of life amid the violence surrounding them. The soldiers decide that one of them should survive to tell the tale of Daleswood by carving their experiences into a chalk boulder, ensuring that the village's essence is remembered. This poignant moment captures the deep connection they hold to their past, creating a significant emotional resonance as they confront the uncertainty of their fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 PR Text Fantasy Contemporary Reviews Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 192546 192547 2024-10-03T06:19:51.504426 2023-10-03T06:16:07.180546 text/html text/html 194728 2021-02-26T01:03:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 65621 2021-02-26T01:03:39 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 133614 2024-10-03T06:19:56.647393 application/epub+zip 134903 2024-10-03T06:19:53.350565 application/epub+zip 134903 2024-10-03T06:19:52.189418 application/epub+zip 230312 2024-10-03T06:19:59.252397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207948 2024-10-03T06:19:55.943415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180927 2022-09-03T08:31:44.440099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 161134 161107 2024-10-03T06:19:51.050420 2023-10-03T06:16:06.842554 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 162253 2016-11-04T14:28:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 61843 2016-11-04T14:30:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 160909 2012-08-18T11:24:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 61648 2012-08-18T11:26:06 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 160902 2012-08-18T11:24:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61619 2012-08-18T11:26:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24436 2024-10-03T06:19:59.382361 application/rdf+xml 9181 2024-10-03T06:19:52.728403 image/jpeg 2627 2024-10-03T06:19:52.457404 image/jpeg 128431 2024-10-03T06:19:51.522462 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