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Samuel H. M. Byers - With Fire and Sword (Byers)
Samuel H. M. Byers was an American poet, diplomat, and soldier in the Civil War. «In war some persons seek adventures; others have them in spite of themselves. It happened that the writer of this book belonged to a...
4 hours 41 minutes
Essays & Short Works
1.1K
George Bernard Shaw - Quintessence of Ibsenism (Version 2)
InThis is an essay providing an extended analysis of the works of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen and of Ibsen's critical reception in England. Shaw uses this «exposition of Ibsenism» to illustrate the...
4 hours 17 minutes
Single author
1.4K
Siegfried Sassoon - War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon
Siegfried Sassoon was one of the first to write poetry about the brutal reality of war, based on his real-life experiences in the trenches. He served in World War I on the Western Front and was awarded the Military...
1 hour 38 minutes
