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Over There is a novel written by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1915. The story is set during World War I and follows the experiences of George Cannon, a wealthy businessman who volunteers to serve in the British Army. Cannon is initially reluctant to join the war effort,... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Over There is a novel written by Arnold Bennett that was first published in 1915. The story is set during World War I and follows the experiences of George Cannon, a successful businessman who is drafted into the army at the age of 41. The novel explores the impact of the war... Read Full Overview

"Over There" from Arnold Bennett. English writer (1867-1931).

Over There

"Over There: War Scenes on the Western Front" by Arnold Bennett offers a vivid and compelling account of the Western Front during World War I. As a piece of war correspondence, Bennett provides readers with a firsthand account of the harrowing war experience, capturing the essence... Read Full Overview

Over There is a novel written by Arnold Bennett, first published in 1915. The story is set during the early years of World War I and follows the experiences of a group of British civilians who travel to France to support the war effort. The main character, George Cannon, is a... Read Full Overview

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview

This vintage book contains Arnold Bennett's 1915 account of life on the French and Belgian fronts during the First World War. It is his personal account of a visit to several portions of the French and Belgian fronts during the war, wherein he describes the destruction and conditions... Read Full Overview

"Over There" is a 1915 account of life on the 'Western Front' during the First World War by English writer Arnold Bennett. The Western Front was the central area of battle during the war. It was defined by a line of trenches created by both sides that stretched from the North... Read Full Overview

From the balcony you look down upon massed and variegated tree- tops as though you were looking down upon a valley forest from a mountain height. Those trees, whose hidden trunks make alleys and squares, are rooted in the history of France. On the dusty gravel of the promenade... Read Full Overview