Project Gutenberg 2019-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 147 Boyd, Thomas 1898 1935 Boyd, Thomas Alexander 23008058 Through the Wheat Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_the_Wheat Produced by Tim Lindell 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.) "Through the Wheat" by Thomas Boyd is a novel written in the early 20th century, reflecting the experiences of soldiers during World War I. The story primarily revolves around Private William Hicks, who grapples with the grim realities of military service far from the glory and excitement he envisioned when enlisting. The narrative delves into the mental and emotional toll of war, portraying the absurdity and brutality faced by soldiers on the front lines. The opening of the novel establishes a somber atmosphere as it introduces Hicks and his disillusionment with military life in a northern French village. He expresses deep frustration with being relegated to menial tasks instead of fighting, and he longs for a sense of purpose amidst his bleak existence. The narrative quickly moves through Hicks’ interactions with his comrades, revealing their camaraderie and shared hardships as they prepare for an imminent frontline battle. The vivid descriptions of their surroundings and the internal struggles of the characters set a poignant tone, hinting at the chaos that lies ahead as they are thrust into the heart of conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction War stories United States. Marine Corps -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 349322 349199 2025-02-23T11:25:40.480720 2023-09-25T08:55:45.693345 text/html text/html 352545 2019-02-19T06:58:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 181178 2019-02-19T06:58:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 204061 2025-02-23T11:25:45.963689 application/epub+zip 206270 2025-02-23T11:25:41.538661 application/epub+zip 201673 2025-02-23T11:25:41.054676 application/epub+zip 313318 2025-02-23T11:25:49.518615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279249 2025-02-23T11:25:45.487647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275051 2022-09-26T17:23:45.206955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319309 319101 2025-02-23T11:25:39.382727 2023-09-25T08:55:44.995337 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 319497 2019-02-19T06:58:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 120892 2019-02-19T06:58:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20404 2025-02-23T11:25:49.655666 application/rdf+xml 13388 2025-02-23T11:25:41.149716 image/jpeg 2409 2025-02-23T11:25:41.102663 image/jpeg 183630 2025-02-23T11:25:40.657681 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