Project Gutenberg 2014-09-06 Public domain in the USA. 547 Cable, Boyd 1878 1943 Ewart, Ernest Andrew 17013446 Grapes of wrath Produced by Shaun Pinder, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Grapes of Wrath" by Boyd Cable is a war novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative focuses on the experiences of British soldiers during World War I, specifically those from the 5/6 Service Battalion of the Stonewalls, as they prepare for and engage in battle. The book aims to capture the harrowing realities of war from the perspective of ordinary infantry privates, detailing their fears, camaraderie, and the brutal conditions they face. The opening of the novel sets the stage for an intense military campaign, with the soldiers on alert for the imminent "push." As the battalion moves towards the front lines, they are enveloped in the thunder of artillery and the chaos of battlefield rumors. Characters like Larry Arundel, Billy Simson, Ben Sneath (Pug), and Jefferson Lee (Kentucky) are introduced amidst the tension of their march and the noise of warfare. Their conversations reveal a mix of humor and dread as they navigate their uncertain fate, highlighting their friendships forged in the distressing environment. The narrative conveys both the physical and psychological strains of the impending combat, immersing the reader in the atmosphere of anticipation before the storm of battle descends. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: History - Warfare 390016 2025-06-18T19:46:21.867673 text/html 411682 2014-09-06T13:16:18 text/html 281340 2025-06-18T19:46:28.059649 application/epub+zip 283957 2025-06-18T19:46:23.195647 application/epub+zip 213927 2025-06-18T19:46:22.525643 application/epub+zip 397449 2025-06-18T19:46:32.158577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360132 2025-06-18T19:46:27.414645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290753 2022-09-21T09:24:42.942776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352780 2025-06-18T19:46:21.162648 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 332948 2024-10-24T10:32:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16553 2025-06-18T19:46:32.311572 application/rdf+xml 13561 2025-06-18T19:46:22.633618 image/jpeg 2003 2025-06-18T19:46:22.579643 image/jpeg 256705 2025-06-18T19:46:21.910637 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