02541cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000410012624500440016726400510021130000470026233600260030933700260033533800360036150000720039750000310046950801920050052012440069253400710193665300360200765300160204365300310205985600580209085600430214869289UtSlPG20260610134613.0mcr n260607r20221915utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d a15005382 aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aStevenson, Burton Egbert,d1872-196210aLittle comrade: a tale of the great war 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aAlso published as The girl from Alsace: a romance of the great war. aRelease date is 2022-11-03 aD A Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Cornell University Digital Collections) a"Little Comrade: A Tale of the Great War" by Burton Egbert Stevenson is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story takes place just before the outbreak of World War I, focusing on the experiences of an American surgeon, Dr. Bradford Stewart, who encounters the grim reality of impending war in Europe. The narrative revolves around his interactions with a German surgeon named Hermann Bloem and a mysterious Frenchwoman, highlighting the complexities of loyalty, love, and the harsh consequences of militarism. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to Stewart and Bloem as they share a coffee on a terrace in Cologne, where Bloem reveals the unsettling news that war is imminent due to escalating tensions in Europe. As they discuss the possibility of war, Bloem expresses his fears about Germany's militaristic culture. Soon after, as the narrative progresses, Stewart becomes entangled in a dangerous situation involving a beautiful Frenchwoman who seeks his help to escape the turmoil caused by the war. This opening portion sets the stage for a gripping exploration of the chaotic backdrop of World War I and the personal stories that unfold against it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pOriginally published:cUnited States: Henry Holt and Company, 1915 aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction aWar stories aAlsace (France) -- Fiction4 uhttps://archive.org/details/cu31924021704295/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69289