Project Gutenberg 2008-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 177 Hocking, Joseph 1860 1937 All for a Scrap of Paper: A Romance of the Present War E-text prepared by Al Haines "All for a Scrap of Paper: A Romance of the Present War" by Joseph Hocking is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of World War I, focusing on the emotional and moral dilemmas faced by its main characters, Robert ("Bob") Nancarrow and Nancy Tresize. The narrative explores themes of love, duty, and pacifism as characters grapple with the impact of war on their lives and relationships. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the idyllic town of St. Ia in Cornwall, which is suddenly disrupted by the onset of war. The protagonist, Bob, a Quaker who is deeply influenced by his late father's anti-war sentiments, prepares to visit his long-time friend Nancy. Bob's romantic feelings for Nancy are at the forefront, but so is his disdain for war, which he views as antithetical to his beliefs. As the story progresses, Bob's internal struggle intensifies between his love for Nancy, who is drawn to soldiers and militarism, and his pacifist ideals. The opening chapters set the stage for the character development and conflict that will unfold as war threatens to upend their lives and choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction PR Text World War I Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: British Literature 512552 2025-07-10T10:28:13.169850 text/html 512373 2025-01-10T11:19:25.020368 text/html 270031 2025-07-10T10:28:21.957784 application/epub+zip 276189 2025-07-10T10:28:16.502826 application/epub+zip 254526 2025-07-10T10:28:15.293807 application/epub+zip 543270 2025-07-10T10:28:26.125774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505830 2025-07-10T10:28:21.196807 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402628 2022-09-11T13:54:10.894247 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458318 2025-07-10T10:28:12.739846 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 458076 2008-04-23T14:31:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 458086 2008-04-23T14:31:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20214 2025-07-10T10:28:26.248750 application/rdf+xml 19864 2025-07-10T10:28:15.829807 image/jpeg 4296 2025-07-10T10:28:15.537789 image/jpeg 169803 2008-04-23T14:31:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 169770 2008-04-23T14:31:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 267159 2025-07-10T10:28:13.210856 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 en.wikipedia