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100 1 _aLardner, Ring,
_d1885-1933
245 1 0 _aMy four weeks in France
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-02-27
508 _aTim Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
520 _a"My Four Weeks in France" by Ring Lardner is a humorous travel narrative written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the author's experiences as a war correspondent during World War I, capturing his journey across the Atlantic and into France, filled with quirky encounters and observations of life amidst wartime chaos. The opening of the narrative introduces us to a protagonist who unexpectedly finds himself appointed as a war correspondent despite his lack of military experience. Through a series of comedic exchanges, he navigates bureaucratic hurdles and the perils of traveling by troopship, all while sharing wry commentary about his fellow passengers and the absurdities of war. From dodging submarines to amusing interactions with shipmates, the beginning sets the tone for a light-hearted yet insightful look at the author's adventures as he embarks on a journey that promises to be anything but ordinary. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cIndianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1918
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives
700 1 _aMorgan, Wallace,
_d1875-1948
856 4 _uhttps://books.google.com/books?id=s81wOxQgEK0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=my+four+weeks+in+france+lardner&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1yO6j0NqDAxUWkWoFHVLCCmgQ6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=my%20four%20weeks%20in%20france%20lardner&f=false
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73059
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