Unhappy Far-Off Things

Lord Dunsany (1878 - 1957)

Better known today for his influential fantasy writings, Lord Dunsany also wrote a number of sketches during World War One. This compilation of essays written from time spent in France in 1916. Much more thoughtful and melancholy than the pieces written for the War Office earlier in the war. - Summary by Alan Winterrowd

Genre(s): War & Military

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Preface and A Dirge of Victory (Sonnet) Travis Wakeman
00:02:14
Play 02 The Cathedral Of Arras Travis Wakeman
00:08:55
Play 03 A Good War Travis Wakeman
00:08:09
Play 04 The House With Two Storeys Travis Wakeman
00:08:35
Play 05 Bermondsey versus Wurtemburg Travis Wakeman
00:06:28
Play 06 On An Old Battle-Field Travis Wakeman
00:08:41
Play 07 The Real Thing Travis Wakeman
00:06:23
Play 08 A Garden Of Arras Brian Murphy
00:08:53
Play 09 After Hell Brian Murphy
00:03:00
Play 10 A Happy Valley BettyB
00:03:33
Play 11 In Bethune BettyB
00:08:47
Play 12 In An Old Drawing-Room BettyB
00:06:05
Play 13 The Homes Of Arras BettyB
00:06:43