02280cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000300011324500110014326400510015430000470020533600260025233700260027833800360030450000310034050801730037152012360054453400680178065300360184885600510188485600430193566846UtSlPG20260610134537.0mcr n260607r20211916utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aOxenham, John,d1852-194110a"1914" 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2021  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2021-11-30  aPeter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"1914" by John Oxenham is a historical fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story is set on the eve of World War I, focusing on the life of Mr. John Dare, an import-export merchant, who is experiencing unease over his business dealings as political tensions escalate throughout Europe. The narrative explores his family dynamics, particularly concerning his daughter Lois, who is studying music in Germany, and the potential ramifications of the brewing conflict on their lives.  The opening of the book introduces us to the quiet morning of July 25, 1914, as Mr. Dare contemplates his growing worries about the impending war and its impact on his business and familial responsibilities. He is anxious about his daughter Lois, who may be in danger due to rising tensions following the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. As he discusses the potential for global conflict with his wife, they plan to bring Lois home, while also revealing the day-to-day familial interactions that highlight the normalcy before chaos. The narrative establishes a backdrop of looming disaster, intertwining personal stakes with the larger historical narrative of the onset of World War I. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited Kingdom: Methien & Co. Ltd., 1916  aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction4 uhttps://archive.org/details/1914oxen00oxenuoft40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66846