First World War Centenary Prose Collection Vol. I


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This collection of non-fiction and fiction, with its companion poetry collection, commemorates the outbreak of the First World War on 28th July 1914. The majority of the items, all chosen by the readers, are in English, but the collection also includes pieces in Dutch, French, German and Ukrainian.

Please note that some works are still protected by copyright in countries which observe copyright laws based on the author's date of death.

Most items were written during or shortly after the war, but one or two have been included for their relevance in other ways. For more information about each piece, please see this document (PDF format), which also shows the authors' dates of death. (Summary by Ruth Golding) (26 hr 24 min)

Chapitres

Extraausgabe der Wiener Zeitung zum Attentat in Sarajewo 5:54 Lu par Availle
History of the World War: Ch. 3 and 4 50:51 Lu par MaryAnn
Extract from letter written by Rifleman C. H. Brazier 3:05 Lu par Carol Box
Extract from letter written by Private Frederick W. Heath 7:17 Lu par Carol Box
Avec une batterie de 75: Ma pièce, souvenirs d'un canonnier 1914 22:04 Lu par Herman Roskams
The Soul of a Nation 11:55 Lu par Phil Chenevert
France at War: On the Frontier of Civilization 17:09 Lu par Andy Minter (1934-2017)
Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke 29:45 Lu par Herman Roskams
The War Mania of Mr. Jinks and Mr. Blinks 11:29 Lu par Algy Pug
Liberty: a Statement of the British Case 39:01 Lu par Ruth Golding
Paths of Glory: Notes and Chapter 1 22:25 Lu par Mary in Arkansas
Excerpt from Edith Cavell: Her Life Story 16:14 Lu par Patrick Wallace
De electrische grensafsluiting 1:38 Lu par Anna Simon
Ten Lessons on Food Conservation: Lesson 1 26:15 Lu par MaryAnn
Das Feuer: Kapitel 1 9:59 Lu par Julia Niedermaier
Neutral Nations and the War 26:57 Lu par Sebastian Stephenson
The Conduct of the War by Sea: speech to the House of Commons, 1915 48:19 Lu par Ruth Golding
Brieven uit den loopgraaf (in De Nieuwe Gids, 1916) 36:14 Lu par Anna Simon
A glimpse of the British army 36:08 Lu par ravenotation
Scott's Official History of the American Negro: Negro Women in War Work 54:44 Lu par MaryAnn
Selections from the first issue of Stars and Stripes 59:28 Lu par Maria Kasper
Somme Battle Stories: Close Quarters 9:33 Lu par David Wales
War Letters of a Public-School Boy: In the Somme Battlefield 18:22 Lu par Patrick Eaton
Поза межами болю. Переднє слово (Poza mezhamy boliu. Perednye slovo) 5:04 Lu par Anastasiia Solokha
And They Thought We Wouldn't Fight: Wounded - How it Feels to Be Shot 35:25 Lu par Maria Kasper
Extract from Oorlogstijd 1:05:12 Lu par Anna Simon
Young Girls Fighting on the Russian Front 8:28 Lu par The Buried Book
Finished with the War: A Soldier's Declaration 2:12 Lu par Winston Tharp
A Diary Without Dates: Outside the Glass Doors 35:46 Lu par Maria Kasper
Books in the War, the Romance of Library War Service: Chap. 10 38:37 Lu par Ruth Golding
Extract from Journal of A Disappointed Man 6:17 Lu par Patrick Wallace
Rilla of Ingleside: Chapter 18, A War Wedding 24:10 Lu par Rachel
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War: Chapter 8: Scouting from the Skies 30:57 Lu par Maria Kasper
Het vluchtoord te Bergen op Zoom 17:37 Lu par Anna Simon
Folkestone During the War: The Air Raids, Part 1 55:12 Lu par Ruth Golding
Folkestone During the War: The Air Raids, Part 2 29:51 Lu par Ruth Golding
The Battle of Jutland 54:48 Lu par Algy Pug
Excerpt from Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons 51:38 Lu par MaryAnn
Feeding an Army 45:41 Lu par Ruth Golding
Night-work in a Munitions Factory 45:49 Lu par Maria Kasper
Warfare under Water, from Pen Pictures of British Battles 10:28 Lu par MaryAnn
De Belgen in Holland, 1914-1917 1:11:01 Lu par Anna Simon
Excerpt from 'The Last Ride' from Fanny Goes to War 33:55 Lu par Sue Anderson
Early Care of Gunshot Wounds of the Jaws and Surrounding Soft Parts, from Abstr… 35:11 Lu par MaryAnn
Torpedoed 40:52 Lu par Ruth Golding
Paths of Glory, Chapter 9: Viewing a Battle from a Balloon 39:22 Lu par Mary in Arkansas
No Man's Land: A Point of Detail 39:32 Lu par Andy Minter (1934-2017)
The War in Africa and the Far East: Chapter 3, The Pacific Colonies and The Cap… 16:47 Lu par MaryAnn
Kriegstagebuch 14:16 Lu par Friedrich
The Children Of Our Dead from The Soul of the Soldier: Sketches from the Wester… 16:54 Lu par Lynne T
The Moonlight Battle for Baghdad, from Pen Pictures of British Battles 8:32 Lu par MaryAnn
Selected Letters from The American Spirit 54:09 Lu par Frank Lennon
Alphabet de la grande guerre, 1914-1916 pour les enfants de nos soldats 9:28 Lu par Herman Roskams
Chapter 1, Eighteen Months in the War Zone 44:27 Lu par MaryAnn
The War as Art Critic 32:57 Lu par Ruth Golding