Carry On: Letters in War Time

by Coningsby Dawson

Carry Letters in War Time is a collection of letters written by soldiers during World War I. The book was compiled and edited by Coningsby Dawson, a Canadian author and soldier who served in the war. The letters were written by soldiers from various countries, including Canada, the United States, Britain, and Australia. They provide a firsthand account of the experiences of soldiers on the front lines, as well as their thoughts and feelings about the war. The letters cover a wide range of topics, from the horrors of trench warfare to the camaraderie and humor that soldiers shared. The book also includes a foreword by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, who was a strong supporter of the war effort. Carry Letters in War Time is a poignant and powerful testament to the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought in World War I.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Genres: History, World War I

136 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2005

About the author

Coningsby William Dawson was an Anglo-American Novelist and Soldier, Canadian Field Artillery, born at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England.

He graduated at Merton College, Oxford, in 1905. He spent a year taking a theological course at Union Seminary but decided on a career as a writer.

In the same year he went to America, where he did special work for English newspapers on Canadian subjects, traveling widely during the period. He lived at Taunton, Massachusetts, from 1906 to 1910, when he became literary adviser to the George H. Doran Publishing Company.

In a house in Taunton, Massachusetts, he wrote poems, short stories, and three novels: Garden Without Walls (1913), an immediate success, followed by The Raft and Slaves of Freedom.

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Reviews

[Norhan Abdelrahman · Rating 4 out of 5]

يُصبح هلاك الرجل أماناً*
حين يتحتم عليه أن يموت
*من أجل الحقيقة

عندي تعلق زائد بأدب الرسائل في العموم , ورسائل (كون) من أصدق الرسائل اللي قرأتها
غريبة جدا الأزمة اللي ممكن تخلي الشخص يوصل لفهم لذاته وللمحيطين بيه بالشكل الكبير والجميل ده !

استمتعت جدا

[يحيى عمر · Rating 3 out of 5]

كتاب جيد للمهتمين بتاريخ أوروبا المعاصر، وللمهتمين بالحياة الإنسانية أثناء الحروب

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book that is basically a collection of letters with some bits of explanatory material.
This book was written in 1916 and 1917 by a WWI soldier. The introduction and a few explanations were written by his father. The book was published in 1917.
This book gives one man's thoughts and descriptions of his life as related to WWI. He was a soldier in the trenches. The letters that make up the book are written mainly to his family, with a few to friends.
As I read this book, I was struck by many of his thoughts, his observations, some things that were still true for soldiers today, as well as some things that I believe were very personal to him. When you read it, remember that all letters had to go through the censors, and so there were limits on what the soldier could write and send home.

[Ali · Rating 2 out of 5]

كتاب جيد و لكن بترجمة سيئة