Project Gutenberg 2010-07-31 Public domain in the USA. 175 Stoke, Melis 1892 1942 Salomonson, H. (Herman) Salomonson, Herman Mens, Is. van (Isidorus Maria Cornelis) 1890 1985 Mens, Isidorus van Mens, I. van Velde, Henry van de 1863 1957 Velde, Henri van de Van de Velde, Henry Velde, Henricus Clementinus van de Van Aardappel-mes tot Officiersdegen Uit het Dagboek van een Landstormplichtige. Produced by Frank van Drogen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "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.) http://book.klll.cc/files/33297/33297-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. nl World War, 1914-1918 -- Netherlands D501 Text Category: Humour Category: Novels 289251 2025-07-13T12:07:04.288770 text/html 288625 2021-01-06T21:40:35 text/html 1430679 2025-07-13T12:07:16.388749 application/epub+zip 1433462 2025-07-13T12:07:08.365781 application/epub+zip 181198 2025-07-13T12:07:05.208785 application/epub+zip 3252812 2025-07-13T12:07:20.760796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3226942 2025-07-13T12:07:13.162702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265308 2022-09-15T09:06:21.557795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230813 2025-07-13T12:07:03.007755 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229288 2021-01-06T21:40:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20614 2025-07-13T12:07:20.941687 application/rdf+xml 30769 2025-07-13T12:07:05.312747 image/jpeg 4871 2025-07-13T12:07:05.259774 image/jpeg 91454 2021-01-06T21:40:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 1396001 2021-01-06T21:40:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 1393420 2025-07-13T12:07:04.437793 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 nl.wikipedia en.wikipedia