Project Gutenberg 2015-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 274 Gibbs, Philip 1877 1962 Gibbs, Philip Hamilton, Sir Gibbs, Phillip Back to Life Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by Google Books "Back to Life" by Philip Gibbs is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds in the aftermath of World War I, capturing the experiences of soldiers and civilians during the liberation of Lille, France. The story focuses on characters like Wickham Brand, a war correspondent, and his interactions with the local population that has endured years of German occupation, portraying their mixed emotions of joy, relief, and deep-seated resentment towards their oppressors. The opening of the book establishes a vivid scene as the protagonist recalls the day of Lille's liberation after four years of war. Brand and his fellow officers experience a tumultuous arrival into the city, where civilians greet them with tears of joy and gratitude, but also with tales filled with bitterness and suffering under German rule. The emotional weight of the narrative is heightened by Brand's reflections on the character of his friend Wickham Brand, who, despite the joy of liberation, is burdened by the trauma of war and the collective memories of those who suffered. The mix of exultation and haunting recollections of hardship provides a poignant backdrop for the unfolding story of healing and the quest for understanding in the aftermath of conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels Category: British Literature 616321 2025-06-20T08:41:25.716487 text/html 625697 2024-10-22T23:28:34 text/html 281282 2025-06-20T08:41:35.499352 application/epub+zip 292292 2025-06-20T08:41:28.168374 application/epub+zip 292292 2025-06-20T08:41:26.697449 application/epub+zip 489368 2025-06-20T08:41:41.059460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449274 2025-06-20T08:41:34.307381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423856 2022-09-22T19:01:07.700381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523474 2025-06-20T08:41:24.403415 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 503788 2024-10-22T23:28:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16449 2025-06-20T08:41:41.216393 application/rdf+xml 9502 2025-06-20T08:41:27.289372 image/jpeg 2740 2025-06-20T08:41:26.990440 image/jpeg 271252 2025-06-20T08:41:25.765458 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