Project Gutenberg 2013-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 210 Driscoll, James R. Driscoll, Lieutenant James R. The Brighton Boys in the Trenches Produced by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "The Brighton Boys in the Trenches" by James R. Driscoll is a historical novel likely written during the early 20th century, around the time of World War I. The story revolves around Herbert Whitcomb and his friend Roy Flynn as they navigate the challenges of growing up, friendship, and service to their country during the war. This book captures the spirit of patriotism and the intense emotions faced by young soldiers conscripted into a time of conflict. The opening of the novel sets the stage in Brighton, where Herbert reflects on the bittersweet days of graduation as classmates prepare to enlist in the military. Amidst his despair over potentially leaving school, he is inspired to join the war effort after witnessing a confrontation with a German speaker, showcasing his passion and courage. The narrative follows Herbert's journey from his school days to the recruiting office, his decision to enlist alongside Roy, and their early experiences in military training, setting up the themes of heroism and loyalty amid the harsh realities of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42733/42733-h/images/i01.jpg Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Trench warfare -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels 346146 2025-06-17T10:00:02.681658 text/html 347663 2013-05-18T05:29:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2739748 2025-06-17T10:00:11.394606 application/epub+zip 2732229 2025-06-17T10:00:04.150600 application/epub+zip 201873 2025-06-17T10:00:03.339611 application/epub+zip 2852520 2025-06-17T10:00:17.542533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2793930 2025-06-17T10:00:09.928538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285318 2022-09-19T13:59:04.766754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293710 2023-09-18T13:17:43.645935 text/plain 15257 2025-06-17T10:00:17.770503 application/rdf+xml 27947 2025-06-17T10:00:03.480621 image/jpeg 4615 2025-06-17T10:00:03.405611 image/jpeg 2971920 2025-06-17T10:00:02.857597 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