War's Embers


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A collection of poems by the Gloucestershire-born English poet Ivor Gurney describing his feelings about the First World War, during which he served on the Western Front and was wounded by a mustard gas attack, and its aftermath. - Summary by Alan Mapstone (1 hr 37 min)

Chapters

Dedication 1:40 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Volunteer 1:19 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Farm 3:32 Read by Alan Mapstone
Omens 1:14 Read by Alan Mapstone
Eternal Treasure 1:33 Read by nighthawks
Fire in the Dusk 1:46 Read by Larry Wilson
Turmut-Hoeing 1:12 Read by Stefan Von Blon
In a Ward 1:06 Read by Joanna Michal Hoyt
Camps 2:20 Read by nighthawks
Girl's Song 0:58 Read by Erin Stone
Solace of Men 1:23 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Day-Boys and Choristers 2:57 Read by Alan Mapstone
At Reserve Depot 1:00 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Toasts and Memories 1:30 Read by Alan Mapstone
From the Window 1:05 Read by Joanna Michal Hoyt
Ypres-Minsterworth 1:36 Read by Alan Mapstone
Near Midsummer 2:12 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Toussaints 1:27 Read by Joanna Michal Hoyt
The Stone Breaker 2:03 Read by Bruce Kachuk
Drifting Leaves 1:43 Read by mleigh
Contrasts 2:12 Read by Bruce Kachuk
To F.W.H 1:04 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Immortal Hour 1:20 Read by Larry Wilson
To His Love 1:02 Read by Erin Stone
Migrants 1:26 Read by czandra
Old Martinmas Eve 0:55 Read by Larry Wilson
After Music 1:20 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Target 1:35 Read by Stefan Von Blon
Twigworth Vicarage 1:28 Read by Alan Mapstone
Hospital Pictures: 1. Ladies of Charity 1:50 Read by Alan Mapstone
2. Dust 1:43 Read by Kerry Adams
3. "Aberdonian" 1:19 Read by Kerry Adams
4. Companion-North-East Dugout 1:15 Read by Kerry Adams
5. The Miner 0:47 Read by czandra
6. Upstairs Piano 2:54 Read by Erin Stone
Hidden Tales 1:07 Read by Darrell Nobles
Recompense 1:24 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Tryst 1:11 Read by czandra
The Plain 1:09 Read by Stefan Von Blon
Rumours of War 1:33 Read by Alan Mapstone
"On Rest" 5:12 Read by Alan Mapstone
Dicky 1:14 Read by nighthawks
The Day of Victory 4:53 Read by Alan Mapstone
Passionate Earth 1:14 Read by mleigh
The Poplar 0:57 Read by czandra
Down Commercial Road (Gloucester) 2:01 Read by Alan Mapstone
From Omiecourt 0:47 Read by czandra
Le Coq Francais 1:49 Read by czandra
The Fisherman of Newnham 1:23 Read by Alan Mapstone
The Lock-Keeper 2:16 Read by mleigh
The Revellers 1:19 Read by Steve Nelson
"Annie Laurie" 1:23 Read by Peter John Keeble
The Battalion is Now on Rest 1:28 Read by Alan Mapstone
Photographs 2:00 Read by Peter John Keeble
That County 1:17 Read by Alan Mapstone
Interval 1:19 Read by Peter John Keeble
De Profundis 2:26 Read by Larry Wilson
The Tower 2:13 Read by Alan Mapstone