Tales of War
Lord Dunsany
Play
Length 2 h 38 min
Chapters 31
First published 1918
Lord Dunsany brings his lucid and magical prose to the subject of the harsh realities of war by providing a series of vignettes that are at times grim and grounded but also at times eerie and fantastical. Summary by Ben Tucker.
Chapters
1
The Prayer of the Men of Daleswood Read by Ben Tucker 12:33
2
The Road Read by Ben Tucker 5:02
3
An Imperial Monument Read by Ben Tucker 5:03
4
A Walk to the Trenches Read by Ben Tucker 5:10
5
A Walk in Picardy Read by Ben Tucker 4:38
6
What Happened on the Night of the Twenty-Seventh Read by Ben Tucker 5:56
7
Standing To Read by Ben Tucker 2:55
8
The Splendid Traveller Read by Ben Tucker 7:44
9
Shells Read by Ben Tucker 5:22
10
Two Degrees of Envy Read by Ben Tucker 3:48
11
The Master of No Man’s Land Read by Ben Tucker 2:59
12
Weeds and Wire Read by Ben Tucker 3:34
13
Spring in England and Flanders Read by Ben Tucker 3:39
14
The Nightmare Countries Read by Ben Tucker 4:46
15
Spring and the Kaiser Read by Ben Tucker 2:53
16
Two Songs Read by Ben Tucker 3:10
17
The Punishment Read by Ben Tucker 7:59
18
The English Spirit Read by Ben Tucker 5:35
19
An Investigation Into the Causes and Origin of the War Read by Ben Tucker 7:23
20
Lost Read by Ben Tucker 3:56
21
The Last Mirage Read by Ben Tucker 4:33
22
A Famous Man Read by Ben Tucker 4:47
23
The Oases of Death Read by Ben Tucker 2:16
24
Anglo-Saxon Tyranny Read by Ben Tucker 4:56
25
Memories Read by Ben Tucker 4:41
26
The Movement Read by Ben Tucker 5:37
27
Nature’s Cad Read by Ben Tucker 6:26
28
The Home of Herr Schnitzelhaaser Read by Ben Tucker 7:10
29
A Deed of Mercy Read by Ben Tucker 4:30
30
Last Scene of All Read by Ben Tucker 4:29
31
Old England Read by Ben Tucker 4:43
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