Project Gutenberg 2016-02-18 Public domain in the USA. 133 Mackay, Helen 1876 1961 Mackay, Helen Gansevoort (Edwards) Courtney, W. L. (William Leonard) 1850 1928 Courtney, William Leonard Journal of Small Things pt. I. From a house on a road to Paris (July-December, 1914) -- pt. II. Small town far off (August-October, 1915) -- pt. III. Paris (October, 1915-July, 1916). Produced by Brian Coe, Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Library of Congress) "Journal of Small Things" by Helen Mackay is a collection of vignettes and sketches written in the early 20th century. The narrative is an intimate and poignant observation of life in France at the onset of World War I, capturing small, seemingly insignificant moments against the backdrop of impending tragedy. The author focuses on the everyday experiences of various characters, including a sympathetic observer collecting memories that reflect the beauty and fragility of life before the war fundamentally alters their existence. The opening of the book introduces readers to a serene Sunday in July 1914, where the narrator describes the idyllic beauty of a French village and the onset of war-related tension. As she enjoys the garden and the company of neighbors, there is an underlying sense of foreboding. Through her observations, she shares her anxieties, particularly expressed through dreams of violence and blood. Throughout these early chapters, characters like Monsieur Créty and the narrator's companions emerge, each contributing to a vivid sense of a communal life filled with small joys and deep fears, ultimately facing an uncertain future due to the looming war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Hospitals D501 Text Category: Novels Category: French Literature 376178 2025-07-20T13:07:44.878740 text/html 361855 2024-10-23T00:04:21 text/html 213749 2025-07-20T13:07:50.238718 application/epub+zip 214913 2025-07-20T13:07:45.722806 application/epub+zip 194336 2025-07-20T13:07:45.284781 application/epub+zip 328602 2025-07-20T13:07:53.580711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296564 2025-07-20T13:07:49.714744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276318 2022-09-23T10:24:11.198460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336841 2025-07-20T13:07:44.009764 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 316940 2024-10-23T00:04:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17449 2025-07-20T13:07:53.716680 application/rdf+xml 15345 2025-07-20T13:07:45.368745 image/jpeg 2070 2025-07-20T13:07:45.328737 image/jpeg 188949 2025-07-20T13:07:44.910749 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