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…"> 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…" /> 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…" />
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First World War Centenary Prose Collection Vol. I

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