Project Gutenberg 2019-01-31 Public domain in the USA. 52 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 349199 2024-11-24T09:59:37.405450 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 203995 2024-11-24T09:59:42.635320 application/epub+zip 206281 2024-11-24T09:59:38.282308 application/epub+zip 201682 2024-11-24T09:59:37.827314 application/epub+zip 313312 2024-11-24T09:59:46.124796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279249 2024-11-24T09:59:42.171321 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275051 2022-09-26T17:23:45.206955 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319309 319101 2024-11-24T09:59:36.656327 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 20172 2024-11-24T09:59:46.255768 application/rdf+xml 13388 2024-11-24T09:59:37.924388 image/jpeg 2409 2024-11-24T09:59:37.875326 image/jpeg 183602 2024-11-24T09:59:37.438341 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