Ardours and Endurances
Robert Nichols
Play
Length 1 h 14 min
Chapters 31
First published 1917
This is a volume of war poetry by English poet and playwright Robert Nichols. To quote Wikipedia: "On 11 November 1985, Nichols was among 16 Great War poets commemorated on a slate stone unveiled in Westminster Abbey's Poet's Corner. The inscription on the stone was written by a fellow Great War poet, Wilfred Owen. It reads: 'My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity.'" This particular volume of poetry contains his most well-known poems, and is also perhaps one of the most haunting collections of war poetry in the English language. - Summary by Carolin
Chapters
1
Introduction Read by Diana Schmidt 4:07
2
The Summons - I - To -- Read by Ian King 1:10
3
The Summons - I - The Past Read by Ian King 0:56
4
The Summons - II - The Reckoning Read by Ian King 1:27
5
Farewell To Place of Comfort Read by Ian King 2:09
6
The Approach - I - In the Grass: Halt by Roadside Read by RecordingPerson 0:50
7
The Approach - II - The Day's March Read by RecordingPerson 1:41
8
The Approach - III - Nearer Read by RecordingPerson 0:50
9
Battle - I - Noon Read by Nemo 1:26
10
Battle - II - Night Bombardment Read by Nemo 4:58
11
Battle - III - Comrades: An Episode Read by Nemo 7:00
12
Battle - IV - Behind the Lines: Night, France Read by Nemo 1:31
13
Battle - V - At the Wars Read by Nemo 3:02
14
Battle - VI - Out of Trenches: The Barn, Twilight Read by Nemo 2:36
15
Battle - VII - Battery moving up to a New Position from Rest Camp: Dawn Read by Nemo 4:04
16
Battle - VIII - Eve of Assault: Infantry going down to Trenches Read by Nemo 1:51
17
Battle - IX - The Assault Read by Nemo 6:48
18
Battle - X - The Last Morning Read by Nemo 1:15
19
Battle - XI - Fulfilment Read by Nemo 1:54
20
The Dead - I - The Burial in Flanders Read by Ian King 2:17
21
The Dead - II - Boy Read by Ian King 3:42
22
The Dead - III - Plaint of Friendship by Death Broken Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025) 4:52
23
The Dead - IV - By the Wood Read by Nemo 2:02
24
The Aftermath - I - At the Ebb Read by Nemo 2:14
25
The Aftermath - II - Alone Read by Nemo 0:56
26
The Aftermath - III - Thanksgiving Read by Nemo 1:21
27
The Aftermath - IV - Annihilated Read by Nemo 1:02
28
The Aftermath - V - Shut of the Night Read by Nemo 1:58
29
The Aftermath - VI - The Full Heart Read by Nemo 1:05
30
The Aftermath - VII - Sonnet: Our Dead Read by Nemo 1:12
31
The Aftermath - VIII - Deliverance Read by Nemo 1:49
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