Unhappy Far-Off Things

by Lord Dunsany

13 chapters1h 26mEnglish1916

About this book

Better known today for his influential fantasy writings, Lord Dunsany also wrote a number of sketches during World War One. This compilation of essays written from time spent in France in 1916. Much more thoughtful and melancholy than the pieces written for the War Office earlier in the war. - Summary by Alan Winterrowd

Chapters (13)

1Preface and A Dirge of Victory (Sonnet)

134

2The Cathedral Of Arras

535

3A Good War

489

4The House With Two Storeys

515

5Bermondsey versus Wurtemburg

388

6On An Old Battle-Field

521

7The Real Thing

383

8A Garden Of Arras

533

9After Hell

180

10A Happy Valley

213

11In Bethune

527

12In An Old Drawing-Room

365

13The Homes Of Arras

403

Unhappy Far-Off Things

About this book

Chapters (13)

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