Project Gutenberg 2015-01-08 Public domain in the USA. 185 Johnson, Owen 1878 1952 Johnson, Owen McMahon The Wasted Generation Produced by David Edwards, 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) "The Wasted Generation" by Owen Johnson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set against the backdrop of World War I and follows the introspective journey of David Littledale, an American soldier in the French Foreign Legion who grapples with his identity and purpose amidst the chaos of war. The novel explores themes of nationalism, personal introspection, and the complexities of love and loss. At the start of the book, David reflects on his thirty years of life on his birthday, filled with memories of his past while recovering in a peaceful Savoy courtyard surrounded by comrades. The sounds of distant warfare contrast sharply with the simplicity of his immediate surroundings as he ponders his motivations for fighting in the war. His thoughts delve into feelings of alienation and introspection, highlighting a deep desire for meaning and belonging as he prepares to potentially return to the front lines. David's narrative reveals an evolving understanding of himself and those around him, marked by his observations of camaraderie among soldiers and wistful remembering of life before the war, setting the stage for character development and existential exploration throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction Diary fiction Soldiers -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Americans -- France -- Fiction France. Armée. Légion étrangère -- Fiction Families -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: American Literature 661017 2025-07-19T09:14:27.455667 text/html 654888 2024-10-24T13:47:44 text/html 474169 2025-07-19T09:14:37.949650 application/epub+zip 473263 2025-07-19T09:14:29.071727 application/epub+zip 371060 2025-07-19T09:14:28.276703 application/epub+zip 641364 2025-07-19T09:14:44.132585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571170 2025-07-19T09:14:37.064638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469418 2022-09-21T17:58:14.599817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592160 2025-07-19T09:14:25.636741 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 572311 2024-10-24T13:47:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18884 2025-07-19T09:14:44.270583 application/rdf+xml 17940 2025-07-19T09:14:28.393667 image/jpeg 2309 2025-07-19T09:14:28.335669 image/jpeg 382675 2025-07-19T09:14:27.509687 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