Adventures of a Despatch Rider (Registro nro. 58256)
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| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 16001674 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | D501 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Watson, William Henry Lowe, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1891-1932 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Adventures of a Despatch Rider |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2005 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
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| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2005-10-14 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Emmy and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net This<br/>file was produced from images generously made available<br/>by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Adventures of a Despatch Rider" by Captain W.H.L. Watson is a military memoir written in the early 20th century. This account narrates the experiences of a despatch rider during World War I, specifically focusing on the author's personal adventures from August 1914 to February 1915. The narrative blends personal letters with descriptive storytelling to depict the challenges and realities faced by a soldier in the field, as well as touches on themes of camaraderie, bravery, and the harsh realities of war. At the start of the memoir, the author reflects on his enlistment while reminiscing with a friend about their university days at Oxford. The opening introduces the reader to Watson’s motivations for joining the military amidst the brewing storm of war, highlighting his feelings of excitement and trepidation. The narrative shifts to his initial experiences, including the rigors of military training and the first tumultuous days at the front as a despatch rider, filled with encounters of both mundane and significant moments in the war. Watson's honest and often humorous style provides readers with a vivid portrayal of the early stages of the conflict and the personal reflections of a young soldier swept into the chaos of World War I. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16868">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16868</a> |
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