The Diary of a Dead Officer

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Diary of a Dead Officer , by Arthur Graeme West. Read by Ruth Golding . Published posthumously in 1919, this collection of diary entries presents a scathing picture of army life and is said to be one of the most vivid accounts of daily life in the trenches. It chronicles West's increasing disillusion with war and his move toward pacifist and atheist beliefs. The final part consists of his powerful war poems, including God, How I Hate You, You Young Cheerful Men , and Night Patrol . West was killed by a sniper in 1917. In view of some of his poems, one wonders if death was not unwelcome. (Introduction adapted from Wikipedia by Ruth Golding) Details of the source text may be found on the LibriVox catalogue page for this item. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (103MB)

Directors & creators

Arthur Graeme West

Subjects

librivox; audiobook; World War One; WWI; war poet; war poetry; First World War; pacifism; atheism; pacifist; atheist; officer training; trench warfare; Kitchener's Army

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