Grapes of Wrath (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. World War I NovelBy Boyd Cable
Length6h 17m
About this audiobook
Boyd Cable's Grapes of Wrath is a wartime collection shaped by the pressures, ironies, and moral intensities of the First World War. Drawing its title from the biblical image later popularized in "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," the book turns wrath into a historical and ethical force: anger at invasion, endurance under bombardment, and the grim necessity of resistance. Cable's prose is direct, episodic, and observant, combining journalistic clarity with the heightened rhetoric of patriotic war writing. Situated among British home-front and front-line narratives of 1914–18, it records not only action but the emotional discipline demanded by modern mechanized conflict. Boyd Cable was the pen name of Ernest Andrew Ewart, a British writer whose career was closely bound to popular journalism and war literature. His familiarity with military life, censorship, propaganda, and the expectations of wartime readers helps explain the book's blend of immediacy, anecdote, and moral argument. Cable wrote for an audience seeking both information and reassurance, yet his best passages retain a sharp sense of human cost. This book is recommended for readers interested in First World War literature, patriotic rhetoric, and the formation of public memory. It rewards attention as a document of its moment: vivid, purposeful, and revealing.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- 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
Rating★★★★ 3.8 (110)
Includes Goodreads
GenreAction and Adventure, Historical Fiction
Length6 hrs 17 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 15, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Irish Guards in the Great War (Volume 1&2 - Complete Edition) (Annotated)
11CHAPTER VIII OVER THE TOP
2BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
12CHAPTER IX A SIDE SHOW
3AUTHOR’S FOREWORD
13CHAPTER X THE COUNTER ATTACK
4CHAPTER I TOWARDS THE PUSH
14CHAPTER XI FORWARD OBSERVING
5CHAPTER II THE OVERTURE OF THE GUNS
15CHAPTER XII A VILLAGE AND A HELMET
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6CHAPTER III THE EDGE OF BATTLE
16CHAPTER XIII WITH THE TANKS
7CHAPTER IV ACROSS THE OPEN
17CHAPTER XIV THE BATTLE HYMN
8CHAPTER V ON CAPTURED GROUND
18CHAPTER XV CASUALTIES
9CHAPTER VI TAKING PUNISHMENT
19CHAPTER XVI PLAY OUT THE GAME
10CHAPTER VII BLIND MAN’S BUFF
20Memorable Quotes
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