Project Gutenberg
2005-04-04
Public domain in the USA.
180
Stone, Barney
Ross, Gordon
1873
1946
Love Letters of a Rookie to Julie
Produced by Michelle Croyle, William Flis, and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team.
"Love Letters of a Rookie to Julie" by Barney Stone is a humorous collection of letters written during World War I, likely in the early 20th century. This book comprises a series of fictional correspondence in which the protagonist, a dapper yet naive soldier named Barney, writes to his beloved Julie about his experiences in the army and the quirks of military life. The letters range from amusing anecdotes about his fellow soldiers and their escapades to his reflections on love and longing for home. The narrative unfolds through Barney's vividly comedic and colorful letters that reveal the absurdities and challenges of military training and the camaraderie among soldiers. Barney's character emerges as a lovable goofball, often writing about the misadventures of his friend Skinny, and sharing humorous observations about the soldiers' daily struggles, food shortages, and the female attention they receive overseas. The letters not only capture the spirit of the times and the sentiments of love across distance but also provide a light-hearted commentary on the absurdities of war, making the story both entertaining and relatable for readers, whether they seek humor or a nostalgic look at wartime romance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.
en
World War, 1914-1918 -- Anecdotes
PN
Text
Category: Humour
Category: Novels
90866
2025-08-06T14:31:18.288993
text/html
87586
2020-12-14T09:06:14
text/html
724600
2025-08-06T14:31:29.171922
application/epub+zip
715744
2025-08-06T14:31:23.426037
application/epub+zip
99288
2025-08-06T14:31:19.976009
application/epub+zip
5755111
2025-08-06T14:31:32.235456
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
5739261
2025-08-06T14:31:25.911021
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
166705
2022-09-07T22:23:39.469704
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
75784
2025-08-06T14:31:17.874029
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
75545
2020-12-14T09:06:14
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
75542
2020-12-14T09:06:14
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
19913
2025-08-06T14:31:32.396439
application/rdf+xml
12141
2025-08-06T14:31:20.784979
image/jpeg
3122
2025-08-06T14:31:20.530971
image/jpeg
30944
2020-12-14T09:06:14
application/octet-stream
application/zip
653311
2020-12-14T09:06:14
application/octet-stream
application/zip
30929
2020-12-14T09:06:14
application/octet-stream
application/zip
727306
2025-08-06T14:31:18.356974
application/octet-stream
application/zip
Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at
https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog