Project Gutenberg 2010-11-23 Public domain in the USA. 191 Evans, A. J. (Alfred John) 1889 Evans, Alfred John 22010258 The Escaping Club Produced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Escaping Club" by A. J. Evans is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of World War I, centering on the experiences of English aviators captured as prisoners of war in Germany. The narrative explores themes of escape and resilience, primarily through the perspective of the main character and his fellow officers as they devise and attempt various plans to regain their freedom. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the harrowing circumstances of a British pilot who recounts the moments leading to his capture during the intense battle of the Somme in July 1916. After experiencing the chaos of combat and subsequently being shot down, he, along with his observer Long, finds themselves in the hands of German soldiers. The opening chapters detail their transfer through several camps, exploring the initial stages of captivity, their struggles to maintain hope, and the planning of escapes that occupy their days as they navigate a landscape rife with danger and uncertainty. Through clever execution and breath-taking tension, the story sets the stage for the overarching pursuit of freedom amidst the stark realities of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, German World War, 1914-1918 -- Prisoners and prisons, Turkish Prisoner-of-war escapes D501 Text World War I Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 534347 2025-07-14T06:25:57.692973 text/html 535666 2010-11-23T14:08:56 text/html 1099394 2025-07-14T06:26:05.452922 application/epub+zip 1101980 2025-07-14T06:25:59.869931 application/epub+zip 280722 2025-07-14T06:25:58.537951 application/epub+zip 1302722 2025-07-14T06:26:09.898414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1256603 2025-07-14T06:26:04.470892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 414857 2022-09-15T15:37:00.323212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496955 2025-07-14T06:25:57.089934 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 496737 2010-11-23T14:08:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 496809 2010-11-23T14:08:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22691 2025-07-14T06:26:10.036364 application/rdf+xml 12624 2025-07-14T06:25:59.040935 image/jpeg 3396 2025-07-14T06:25:58.786957 image/jpeg 183809 2010-11-23T14:08:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 982164 2010-11-23T14:08:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 183699 2010-11-23T14:08:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 1047341 2025-07-14T06:25:57.758112 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