The WarsClarke, Irwin, 1977 - 226 pages In 1915, Robert Ross, a young Canadian, enlists in the army as an officer. His experiences of life in a training camp, of the trenches in Europe, and with death, are vividly told. Some strong language amd explicit descriptions of sex. Winner of the 1977 Governor General's Award for Fiction. 1977. |
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... Robert knew this was a sinister sign . The boy seemed mollified by the sound of Robert's voice and he hardly spoke ... drew the revolver . Something insidious remarked in Robert's mind as he did this how crazy it was to shoot a horse ...
... Robert knew this was a sinister sign . The boy seemed mollified by the sound of Robert's voice and he hardly spoke ... drew the revolver . Something insidious remarked in Robert's mind as he did this how crazy it was to shoot a horse ...
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... Robert . He was moving -or trying to move . Certainly something about him was in motion . Slap — slap — slap : like ... drew away . Robert shuddered . Birds . Poole called : " sir ? Lieutenant Ross ? " Robert said : " it's all right ...
... Robert . He was moving -or trying to move . Certainly something about him was in motion . Slap — slap — slap : like ... drew away . Robert shuddered . Birds . Poole called : " sir ? Lieutenant Ross ? " Robert said : " it's all right ...
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... Robert thought : he isn't armed . That's what it is . He isn't armed . He hasn't caught us - we've caught him . He's afraid to move . Very slowly , Robert drew the Webley and held it in such a way that the German could not help but see ...
... Robert thought : he isn't armed . That's what it is . He isn't armed . He hasn't caught us - we've caught him . He's afraid to move . Very slowly , Robert drew the Webley and held it in such a way that the German could not help but see ...
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