Project Gutenberg 2011-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 264 Fisher, Dorothy Canfield 1879 1958 Fisher, Dorothea Frances Canfield Fisher, Mrs. John Redwood Canfield, Dorothy Canfield, Dorothea F. 18026756 Home Fires in France Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Home Fires in France" by Dorothy Canfield Fisher is a work of fiction written in the late 1910s. The book explores the experiences of both French and American characters in a French village during World War I, focusing on the impact of the war on everyday life, community, and familial relationships. The narrative particularly emphasizes the resilience of the human spirit amid adversity, presenting characters who grapple with loss and the longing for home. The opening of "Home Fires in France" introduces readers to a rural French village during the war, contrasting the lives of American soldiers with the deeply rooted history and cultural richness of the place. As the soldiers observe the village's storied past, they come to appreciate the continuity of life despite the ravages of war. This section also vividly describes the stark realities of rural existence, including how villagers cope with isolation and the community’s collective spirit during turbulent times. The narrative paints a picture of a close-knit community where daily labor and interdependence define existence, setting the stage for the emotional and physical struggles that will unfold throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 494682 2025-06-14T13:10:16.307466 text/html 494301 2011-03-20T11:29:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 190718 2011-03-20T11:29:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 265593 2025-06-14T13:10:25.383444 application/epub+zip 271158 2025-06-14T13:10:19.638462 application/epub+zip 269332 2025-06-14T13:10:18.189490 application/epub+zip 463765 2025-06-14T13:10:30.049959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438357 2025-06-14T13:10:24.505430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413950 2022-09-16T10:04:47.795584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478703 2025-06-14T13:10:15.565462 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 478450 2011-03-20T11:29:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 186985 2011-03-20T11:29:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 478443 2011-03-20T11:29:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186882 2011-03-20T11:29:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20715 2025-06-14T13:10:30.196931 application/rdf+xml 11857 2025-06-14T13:10:18.810428 image/jpeg 3099 2025-06-14T13:10:18.506445 image/jpeg 258818 2025-06-14T13:10:16.353491 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