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100 1 _aMarie Antoine, Sister,
_d1889-
245 1 0 _aFrom Convent to Conflict; Or, A Nun's Account of the Invasion of Belgium
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2018
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2018-01-03
508 _aE-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"From Convent to Conflict; Or, A Nun's Account of the Invasion of Belgium" by Sister M. Antonia is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative covers the harrowing experiences of the author and her community during the German invasion of Belgium in 1914, highlighting the impact of war on daily life within the convent and the surrounding area. Through her eyes, readers witness the transformation of a peaceful educational environment into one fraught with turmoil, as the specter of conflict endangers the lives and innocence of those within. The opening of the book sets the stage by introducing the serene life at the Convent des Filles de Marie in Willebroeck, where young girls enjoy their education and the community participates in prayers and school activities. This peaceful existence, however, is quickly overshadowed by the ominous developments of war, as Sister M. Antonia begins to sense the rising tensions around her. As news of the German invasion breaks, the Sisters are alarmed by the turmoil that threatens their lives and the safety of their students. The initial comfort of their cloistered life is soon disrupted by the realities of war, initiating a poignant shift from innocence to the grim reality of conflict that shapes the rest of their experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Belgium
653 _aCouvent des Filles de Marie (Willebroeck, Belgium)
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56299
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