A Woman and the War

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LibriVox recording of A Woman and the War by Frances Evelyn (Daisy) Greville. Read in English by Astrid Weinmann; Eleonora Bettenzoli; ToddHW; Paul Hampton; CeCeCruz ; jenno; KevinS; Marya James; John; DeborahJoye ; Jennifer Fournier; Ted Hanlon It is not without serious reflection that I have collected these thoughts in war time to offer in book form to those who may care to read and ponder them. They were written for the most part on the spur of vital moments, when some of the tendencies of the evil times through which we are living seemed to call for immediate protest. I have felt more strongly than ever in the past two years that we are in danger of accepting as something outside the pale of criticism the judgments of those who lead, and sometimes mislead us. The support or hostility of the newspaper press—in some aspects the greatest distorting medium in the world—is still ruled by party considerations. Loyalty or ill-will to the men in office colours all the views of those who praise or blame, and it happens often that a good measure is damned for what is best or lauded for what is worst in it. Again, I have felt that while much of the fighting spirit of the country is subjec…

Directors & creators

Frances Evelyn (Daisy) Greville

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;

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