Verdun days in Paris

Marjorie Grant

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94-0 V- 7- Presented to the UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO LIBRARY theby ONTARIO LEGISLATIVE LIBRARY 1980 VERDUN DAYS IN PARIS fe VERDUN DAYS PARISIN ^ BY GRANTMARJORIE LONDON : PALL MALL48 SONS &W. COLLINS CQ GLASGOW MELBOURNE AO Copyright 1918 TO P.E. andParis 19161914 AUTHOR'S NOTE ALL the names in this book are fictitious. M. G. vii CONTENTS PAGECHAP. II. MY CANTEEN REFUGE .... II. SIMONET AND OTHER CANTEEN BABIES . . 18 AND THE RIVIERA ...III. REFUGEES 32 IV. ROMANCE OF A GODMOTHER . . . $1 V. MY GODSON-OF-WAR .... 83 VI. ADVENTURE IOO..... VII. HUNNUS ATROX . . . . .124 VIII. AND HER .VERONICA PRINCESSES . 146 IX. THE FRENCH IN PARTICULAR THE FRENCH; WOMEN ..... 173 X. FAREWELL TO THE CANTEEN . . .195 INXI. BACK LONDON . 221 MY CANTEEN REFUGE RUE7 GfT-LE-CCEUR, 28MPARIS, February 1916 (St. Romain). LA CANTINE REFUGE is its official and meanstitle, that it is a for the homeless who have hadrefuge to flee before the as well as a canteen forHuns, Afteron leave. five so full of workpoilus days that I have not had time to write so much as one note to friend or Irelation,complaining of it as and think of it ascanteen,speak my I am real hard work.work,my refuge. doing In the honest tiredness of the the mindbody finds peace. I when the menwoman, almost,suppose every went heard a call to be andaway,marching up I am hadsure,doing. Many, answering, my of and toexperience trying, trying, winning only discontent. The work was too cameoffering easy, under the oftoo much futile.

Sujets

• World War
• Hospital

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 19
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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94-0V- 7-
Presented to the
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
LIBRARY
theby
ONTARIO LEGISLATIVE
LIBRARY
1980VERDUN DAYS IN PARIS