Project Gutenberg 2012-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 286 Ralph, Julian 1853 1903 War's Brighter Side The Story of The Friend Newspaper Edited by the Correspondents with Lord Roberts's Forces, March-April, 1900 Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "War's Brighter Side" by Julian Ralph is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles the unique experience of creating a newspaper for the British Army during the Second Boer War, specifically focusing on the publication called "The Friend". Through a collection of correspondence, anecdotes, and creative contributions from soldiers and journalists, Ralph captures the spirit and social dynamics among the troops, as well as the challenges faced in a wartime environment. The opening of the narrative describes the challenging conditions faced by soldiers as they reached Bloemfontein, highlighting the logistics of war, including food shortages and the health impacts of contaminated water. Ralph introduces key figures involved in producing the newspaper, such as Lord Stanley, the censor who facilitated the project, and the fellow editors who contributed their writings. The text illustrates how their adventurous endeavor emerged from the desire to provide the soldiers with both entertainment and vital information during a period of military governance. As they navigate the difficulties of wartime publishing, a blend of humor and camaraderie emerges, setting the tone for the subsequent chapters on the unique insights of life in a military camp. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Friend (Bloemfontein, South Africa) South African War, 1899-1902 -- Periodicals DT Text Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 770714 2025-08-16T08:24:07.170283 text/html 765244 2012-06-02T12:16:56 text/html 1808767 2025-08-16T08:24:27.264181 application/epub+zip 1812650 2025-08-16T08:24:13.733226 application/epub+zip 388279 2025-08-16T08:24:10.587341 application/epub+zip 2307170 2025-08-16T08:24:35.238128 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2232997 2025-08-16T08:24:23.443252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 626178 2022-09-18T09:15:28.419545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 661643 2025-08-16T08:24:04.910310 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 661655 2012-06-02T12:16:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 661649 2012-06-02T12:16:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20763 2025-08-16T08:24:35.405132 application/rdf+xml 14140 2025-08-16T08:24:11.156244 image/jpeg 3673 2025-08-16T08:24:10.883246 image/jpeg 263432 2012-06-02T12:17:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 2811587 2012-06-02T12:17:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 263316 2012-06-02T12:17:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 2891588 2025-08-16T08:24:07.277324 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