The Old Front Line

By John Masefield

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Old Front Line" by John Masefield. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

• Language: English
• Publisher: DigiCat
• Release date: Sep 4, 2022
• ISBN: 8596547212720

John Masefield

John Masefield was a well-known English poet and novelist. After boarding school, Masefield took to a life at sea where he picked up many stories, which influenced his decision to become a writer. Upon returning to England after finding work in New York City, Masefield began publishing his poetry in periodicals, and then eventually in collections. In 1915, Masefield joined the Allied forces in France and served in a British army hospital there, despite being old enough to be exempt from military service. After a brief service, Masefield returned to Britain and was sent overseas to the United States to research the American opinion on the war. This trip encouraged him to write his book Gallipoli, which dealt with the failed Allied attacks in the Dardanelles, as a means of negating German propaganda in the Americas. Masefield continued to publish throughout his life and was appointed as Poet Laureate in 1930. Masefield died in 1967 the age of 88.

Book preview

��߂dbook_preview_excerpt.htmluX]s�8�+x�]��l\���[WꜯK���ʺv+� �8��Vt���g@J���%zzfzt1��H9�a������&���k�ŋ�����ݵ����|��������7��Ͽ����r�����Ly��o�[�W�������[رu�������q�:�Z?l���X\=��V�3amh� 9=����{OvW��|��h7��s�=���)�!�o��c�Ώ���^��'��q;�5���`~|o�/�^��foo�?_�|}r��__�z��eי�7-`�.�x�ư��w���f��:W�aޏ�93�}׬�;W��rqep�/O����G�&����� ���>���?��{s������GW9?����������\}�y��5�? ���'ӸTG?f���z����\_���f��� ���Y �����+�۽I
�|�d͔ܙa�v6&��7����3��x�l‚�D���䇤`,�j�]^�j�'��9���յ�vfB��ir/��@k"<��u���
ә�k�h�n�[���<��m?��0mZ��M@a��Ë~%��Ƅ�r�(�c�΍�aKG�����4
Hkxk݅�������C�3��l胩��ۭ[��$�hk�V�{�����M��(6���v�����Hθ�6�ҍ��s$0�����ә�� �M�7꒼�(�U7䘝�N0�E��j�"����
�햧K4��רC�0�H�c�5i�@�g&����5�����=�a.�|B.�-��E�U�e���>�q�\83o�q��_�>;י;���\OC�0��p��2U��hF�8�MO�84� n�b!�svXx��(���'��o��ų��h��0���D!`�eGG66���Pc����];�h�)^�Ga:3w����]�k?`�n3c58���)/R�1�υOj;�BdҖk�;�Q���!k�Y��G�6�2G�Fd�m�0,�&C���S���Ȗ3u�'�a?�� �����`^�8���EqD}�Q�pZ�s���;M�utG[��\�!��+��yyoz�!aXqV��`�I|���+���f����*�k���޻���i�d��i5�|`�,��Ӂ�=�8!����+���%LP���\q���흊�|q�iOsi��C�� �{����fG��%G�/[ǂ')�:m������B_��>c+t��,��Ţ�-��c�� ��bP��=5h��ðI��8A&��4{�3��s��9�!��'�׾&��;�˼Ajh�W�E�a@�b�C��2+:�����o����i�iA����Kz���0',�� �IO��"%�נ�
�v"��j������&��t��Xygc�簓6r2R���m��r�IX�g��, X�W�9�'u.A;U�,?��~$�$����@��臡�#�{V X�Q��ة��q�K�q��n�E�C�-�������&,xކNg��Q����p+7A��Lx����d���ܑ�C���zI������^l�ю.�V�G��~�5�4�]B,z$��[��ug���q\�G5�� J}�A��W�����}I�"n��Gˬm-�c(�H��>���Z�X�ӊS
}�G ]hlWd+�j�{�� ���!Q�Sru�8|X�.�d8�A��A48��o�n)7��o-裤�Ab�ՔJz=f�0��j}�TX*���+ˁj��O��%J��YB�U�@��5K/�e�]8�mܢRx� �m�AY�}L P^�8у�k���&,���f��ۃHQ�=R%�`��i&ݍV�DA�B�Nx/�B/cܬr�3�@ 5����T�~�.3�4�ؖp�w��"n�sWIn�zׄ����rc����rPQj��=�A�,f�4�t�صky�2����a
���63[�����#.��q��Y�a��u��v(��`?��|����~՛/r]҂�Nn@����G���+�!�D��)ha�n���`�<J�'R�ZJ�J+�m����0A0�;�o
�JpE��f�|=� ����ƎC%]S�mE�G��L�X�t�"��HUݴ^k�A%L�_��{��{��.�?_����zfr� ���$�֓S��;�V��+
�R^-UA�T�����@��(J���mN���>h�U�+��P�\�`.��K����6�VC(A$�k�\�'���C�X�j��J��O�8Q|a��e�����<��zkj�-��OEWo�(0���ԁlW��&p�f�F�cQ1��=)������&�m^�Ķ�xI
��?Y��q1+����J�0gsl����P�@���A�Y���]�����-O�sED!���Q�/1�˼�D�2�i��6r]�&��':�M�bݞJo��J3�4W5'���\��(^�0}L?ƛ���!H�#�(�e�X��ᑪ�-�Oi.�l,{��e��2g�όG��i������\�X� �54�]&�,#� !��sne+P Q�y
w H�\%�ͦS��>"���7̣ɇ��TX%��s�K�-��{K��X���v�碊�0jjR��T3�|�
1@u0��7���`+��뎺,�BZ�`�b?�G,��u(�t���;��� ?���z„П