Project Gutenberg 2019-08-23 Public domain in the USA. 194 Vandercook, Margaret 1876 1958 Vandercook, Margaret O'Bannon Womack 16010721 The Red Cross Girls in the British Trenches Produced by Demian Katz, Craig Kirkwood, 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 Red Cross Girls in the British Trenches" by Margaret Vandercook is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the lives of four young women who volunteer as nurses during World War I, exploring themes of courage, sacrifice, and social roles amid the backdrop of war. The main character, Mildred Thornton, grapples with her own feelings of inadequacy and the desire to contribute meaningfully in a world overshadowed by the conflict. At the start of the narrative, Mildred Thornton experiences deep disappointment following a social event where she feels like a failure. Despite her family's wealth and social standing, her attempts to engage with her peers at a dance fall flat. She discovers solace in her father’s generous donation to the Red Cross, igniting her yearning to help those affected by the war. Her subsequent decision to join her father in assisting the Red Cross serves as a catalyst for her character development, as she meets other determined young women like Barbara Meade, who also long for purpose beyond societal expectations. The opening sets the tone for their forthcoming adventures as they prepare to make a significant impact on the war front. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en War stories Nursing -- Juvenile fiction Red Cross and Red Crescent -- Juvenile fiction World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction Participation -- Juvenile fiction Great Britain -- History -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 332041 2025-06-24T05:23:58.152685 text/html 309854 2024-10-17T13:36:33 text/html 362444 2025-06-24T05:24:04.449670 application/epub+zip 359910 2025-06-24T05:23:59.121701 application/epub+zip 230966 2025-06-24T05:23:58.638670 application/epub+zip 446505 2025-06-24T05:24:08.250592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410354 2025-06-24T05:24:03.628619 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282752 2022-09-27T07:11:14.011808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297677 2025-06-24T05:23:57.605700 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277750 2024-10-17T13:36:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17989 2025-06-24T05:24:08.403587 application/rdf+xml 29571 2025-06-24T05:23:58.732646 image/jpeg 4713 2025-06-24T05:23:58.686641 image/jpeg 303648 2025-06-24T05:23:58.190629 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