Days to Remember (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. The British Empire in the Great WarBy John Buchan, Henry Newbolt
Length6h 29m
About this audiobook
Days to Remember brings together the reflective, patriotic, and historical sensibilities associated with early twentieth-century British writing. Its varied modes—lyric evocation, public meditation, narrative recollection, and the rhetorically charged language of national duty—consider how decisive moments become memory. The collection's title aptly frames its central concern: the transformation of private feeling and public events into durable cultural remembrance. Works of ceremonial intensity stand beside more inward-looking passages, revealing the tensions between heroism, loss, landscape, and obligation. The volume unites John Buchan and Henry Newbolt, writers whose careers moved across literature, public service, and influential debates about British identity. Buchan's fiction and historical imagination brought adventure, political awareness, and a keen sense of place to a broad readership; Newbolt's poetry and criticism helped shape the idiom of late-Victorian and Edwardian civic verse. Together, their contributions belong to a literary culture marked by imperial confidence, mounting international crisis, and the search for forms adequate to collective memory. Their distinct voices illuminate the period's ideals while inviting scrutiny of their cultural assumptions. Days to Remember is recommended for readers seeking a compact encounter with intertwined literary and historical perspectives. It offers valuable material for studying remembrance, patriotic rhetoric, and the changing relation between individual experience and national narrative, while fostering a productive dialogue between contrasting styles and sensibilities.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length6 hrs 29 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 13, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Halloween Boxed Set: 200+ Horror Classics & Supernatural Mysteries
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Part I. Introductory.
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6Chapter I. The Causes of the War.
7Chapter II. A Bird's-Eye View of the War.
8Chapter III. The Turn at the Marne.
9Part II. The Western Front.
10Chapter IV. The Worcesters at the First Battle of Ypres.
11Chapter V. The Canadians at the Second Battle of Ypres.
12Chapter VI. The Taking of Loos.
13Chapter VII. Delville Wood.
14Chapter VIII. The Third Battle of Ypres.
15Chapter IX. The Tanks at Cambrai.
16Chapter X. The South Africans at Marrières Wood.
17Chapter XI. The Battle of the Lys.
18Chapter XII. The Second Battle of the Marne.
19Chapter XIII. The Beginning of the End.
20Chapter XIV. The Australians at Mont St. Quentin.
21Chapter XV. The Last Battle.
22Part III. The "Side Shows."
23Chapter XVI. The Landing at Gallipoli.
24Chapter XVII. The Landing at Gallipoli (continued).
25Chapter XVIII. The Departure from Gallipoli.
26Chapter XIX. The Capture of Jerusalem.
27Chapter XX. Allenby's Great Drive.
28Part IV. The Silent Service.
29Chapter XXI. The Silent Service.
30Chapter XXII. Coronel.
31Chapter XXIII. The Falklands.
32Chapter XXIV. Mystery Ships.
33Chapter XXV. Jutland.
34Chapter XXVI. The British Submarine Service.
35Chapter XXVII. The British Submarine Service (continued).
36Chapter XXVIII. The Mercantile Marine and Fishing Fleets.
37Chapter XXIX. Zeebrugge.
38Part V. Behind the Lines.
39Chapter XXX. Behind the Lines and at Home.
40Part VI. Victory.
41Chapter XXXI. The Last Day.
42Chapter XXXII. Looking Backward.
43Analysis
44Reflection
45Memorable Quotes
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