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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)

Chapters

Extraausgabe der Wiener Zeitung zum Attentat in Sarajewo

5:54

Read by Availle

History of the World War: Ch. 3 and 4

50:51

Read by MaryAnn

Extract from letter written by Rifleman C. H. Brazier

3:05

Read by Carol Box

Extract from letter written by Private Frederick W. Heath

7:17

Read by Carol Box

Avec une batterie de 75: Ma pièce, souvenirs d'un canonnier 1914

22:04

Read by Herman Roskams

The Soul of a Nation

11:55

Read by Phil Chenevert

France at War: On the Frontier of Civilization

17:09

Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)

Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke

29:45

Read by Herman Roskams

The War Mania of Mr. Jinks and Mr. Blinks

11:29

Read by Algy Pug

Liberty: a Statement of the British Case

39:01

Read by Ruth Golding

Paths of Glory: Notes and Chapter 1

22:25

Read by Mary in Arkansas

Excerpt from Edith Cavell: Her Life Story

16:14

Read by Patrick Wallace

De electrische grensafsluiting

1:38

Read by Anna Simon

Ten Lessons on Food Conservation: Lesson 1

26:15

Read by MaryAnn

Das Feuer: Kapitel 1

9:59

Read by Julia Niedermaier

Neutral Nations and the War

26:57

Read by Sebastian Stephenson

The Conduct of the War by Sea: speech to the House of Commons, 1915

48:19

Read by Ruth Golding

Brieven uit den loopgraaf (in De Nieuwe Gids, 1916)

36:14

Read by Anna Simon

A glimpse of the British army

36:08

Read by ravenotation

Scott's Official History of the American Negro: Negro Women in War Work

54:44

Read by MaryAnn

Selections from the first issue of Stars and Stripes

59:28

Read by Maria Kasper

Somme Battle Stories: Close Quarters

9:33

Read by David Wales

War Letters of a Public-School Boy: In the Somme Battlefield

18:22

Read by Patrick Eaton

Поза межами болю. Переднє слово (Poza mezhamy boliu. Perednye slovo)

5:04

Read by Anastasiia Solokha

And They Thought We Wouldn't Fight: Wounded - How it Feels to Be Shot

35:25

Read by Maria Kasper

Extract from Oorlogstijd

1:05:12

Read by Anna Simon

Young Girls Fighting on the Russian Front

8:28

Read by The Buried Book

Finished with the War: A Soldier's Declaration

2:12

Read by Winston Tharp

A Diary Without Dates: Outside the Glass Doors

35:46

Read by Maria Kasper

Books in the War, the Romance of Library War Service: Chap. 10

38:37

Read by Ruth Golding

Extract from Journal of A Disappointed Man

6:17

Read by Patrick Wallace

Rilla of Ingleside: Chapter 18, A War Wedding

24:10

Read by Rachel

Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War: Chapter 8: Scouting from the Skies

30:57

Read by Maria Kasper

Het vluchtoord te Bergen op Zoom

17:37

Read by Anna Simon

Folkestone During the War: The Air Raids, Part 1

55:12

Read by Ruth Golding

Folkestone During the War: The Air Raids, Part 2

29:51

Read by Ruth Golding

The Battle of Jutland

54:48

Read by Algy Pug

Excerpt from Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons

51:38

Read by MaryAnn

Feeding an Army

45:41

Read by Ruth Golding

Night-work in a Munitions Factory

45:49

Read by Maria Kasper

Warfare under Water, from Pen Pictures of British Battles

10:28

Read by MaryAnn

De Belgen in Holland, 1914-1917

1:11:01

Read by Anna Simon

Excerpt from 'The Last Ride' from Fanny Goes to War

33:55

Read by Sue Anderson

Early Care of Gunshot Wounds of the Jaws and Surrounding Soft Parts, from Abstr…

35:11

Read by MaryAnn

Torpedoed

40:52

Read by Ruth Golding

Paths of Glory, Chapter 9: Viewing a Battle from a Balloon

39:22

Read by Mary in Arkansas

No Man's Land: A Point of Detail

39:32

Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)

The War in Africa and the Far East: Chapter 3, The Pacific Colonies and The Cap…

16:47

Read by MaryAnn

Kriegstagebuch

14:16

Read by Friedrich

The Children Of Our Dead from The Soul of the Soldier: Sketches from the Wester…

16:54

Read by Lynne T

The Moonlight Battle for Baghdad, from Pen Pictures of British Battles

8:32

Read by MaryAnn

Selected Letters from The American Spirit

54:09

Read by Frank Lennon

Alphabet de la grande guerre, 1914-1916 pour les enfants de nos soldats

9:28

Read by Herman Roskams

Chapter 1, Eighteen Months in the War Zone

44:27

Read by MaryAnn

The War as Art Critic

32:57

Read by Ruth Golding