This edition had all images removed.
Title:
Van Aardappel-mes tot Officiersdegen
Uit het Dagboek van een Landstormplichtige.
Credits:
Produced by Frank van Drogen and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Van Aardappel-mes tot Officiersdegen" by Melis Stoke is a humorous, semi-autobiographical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the life and inner thoughts of Melis Stoke, a conscript soldier, as he grapples with the absurdities and challenges of military life and the transition from civilian existence to soldiering during a time of war. The opening of the narrative presents Melis Stoke's reflections just before he is drafted, capturing a mix of humor and anxiety. In his farewell letter to his former self, he humorously laments the prospect of leaving his comfortable civilian life and entering military service, which he likens to an unappealing ordeal akin to joining a "third-rate football club." As he enters the barracks and meets various recruits, he evokes a vivid portrait of their different backgrounds and the mundane realities of military life. The tone balances both comedic commentary and a deeper contemplation of identity and duty, setting a lighthearted yet critical stage for the experiences that will follow throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Stoke, Melis, 1892-1942
Illustrator: Mens, Is. van (Isidorus Maria Cornelis), 1890-1985
Illustrator: Velde, Henry van de, 1863-1957
EBook No.: 33297
Published: Jul 31, 2010
Downloads: 172
Language: Dutch
Subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Netherlands
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
Van Aardappel-mes tot Officiersdegen
Uit het Dagboek van een Landstormplichtige.
Credits:
Produced by Frank van Drogen and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Van Aardappel-mes tot Officiersdegen" by Melis Stoke is a humorous, semi-autobiographical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the life and inner thoughts of Melis Stoke, a conscript soldier, as he grapples with the absurdities and challenges of military life and the transition from civilian existence to soldiering during a time of war. The opening of the narrative presents Melis Stoke's reflections just before he is drafted, capturing a mix of humor and anxiety. In his farewell letter to his former self, he humorously laments the prospect of leaving his comfortable civilian life and entering military service, which he likens to an unappealing ordeal akin to joining a "third-rate football club." As he enters the barracks and meets various recruits, he evokes a vivid portrait of their different backgrounds and the mundane realities of military life. The tone balances both comedic commentary and a deeper contemplation of identity and duty, setting a lighthearted yet critical stage for the experiences that will follow throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Stoke, Melis, 1892-1942
Illustrator: Mens, Is. van (Isidorus Maria Cornelis), 1890-1985
Illustrator: Velde, Henry van de, 1863-1957
EBook No.: 33297
Published: Jul 31, 2010
Downloads: 172
Language: Dutch
Subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Netherlands
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.