Verses of a V. A. D.


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This is a collection of poems by Vera M. Brittain, an Englishwoman, who served in World War I as a member of the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD). She worked as a nurse during the war. These poems are based on her wartime experiences. - Summary by mleigh (0 hr 41 min)

Chapters

Dedication and Forward 4:17 Read by Larry Wilson
August 1914 1:03 Read by Stefan Von Blon
St. Pancras Station, August 1915 0:48 Read by Larry Wilson
To a Fallen Idol 1:06 Read by Stefan Von Blon
To Monseigneur 1:13 Read by Larry Wilson
The Only Son 1:03 Read by Lloyd Knight
Perhaps—— 1:38 Read by Larry Wilson
A Military Hospital 0:51 Read by Stefan Von Blon
Looking Westward 1:32 Read by princessmomoh
Then and Now 0:47 Read by Larry Wilson
May Morning 3:09 Read by princessmomoh
The Two Travellers 0:33 Read by Lloyd Knight
Roundel 1:10 Read by mleigh
The Sisters buried at Lemnos 1:58 Read by princessmomoh
In Memoriam: G.R.Y.T. 1:18 Read by Larry Wilson
A Parting Word 1:07 Read by Lloyd Knight
To My Brother 1:41 Read by mleigh
Sic Transit—— 1:17 Read by Stefan Von Blon
To Them 1:15 Read by mleigh
Oxford revisited 1:09 Read by ABVoice
That which Remaineth 1:16 Read by ABVoice
The German Ward 2:16 Read by Larry Wilson
The Troop-train 0:50 Read by Bruce Kachuk
To my Ward-sister 1:28 Read by Bruce Kachuk
To another Sister 1:22 Read by Bruce Kachuk
“Vengeance is Mine” 2:01 Read by Bruce Kachuk
War 1:05 Read by Bruce Kachuk
The Last Post 1:38 Read by Bruce Kachuk
The Aspirant 0:54 Read by Bruce Kachuk