Better Far to Pass Away

About this film

LibriVox recording of Better Far to Pass Away by Richard Dennys. Read in English by Algy Pug; CaprishaPage; Ernst Pattynama; Jason Mills; Jannie Meisberger; Julia Niedermaier; Peter Yearsley; Ruth Golding; ravenotation At this time of year, we dedicate the Fortnightly Poetry project to the fallen in war. This poem, written at a time when the average life expectancy of an officer at the front was a mere six weeks, vividly demonstrates a young officer's expectation and acceptance of his own death. (Summary by Ruth Golding) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (9MB)

Directors & creators

Richard Dennys

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;death; WWI; war; battle; soldier; First World War; World War One; war poet; war poetry; remembrance; fallen; war poem

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