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)

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