Fighting France: From Dunkerque to Belfort (Hardcover)

from Schmerguls

Edith Wharton in 1915 was living in France and wrote scintillating essays about Paris in 1914 and about her tour of the battle front in 1915. What struck me about her writing was how different it was from what one expects from a journalist. Every paragraph of this book tells us that we are readin...

from antiquary

Very vivid and strongly pro-French descriptions of episodes of roughly the first year of World War I, including seeing Paris as an American civilian and visiting the French front lines as an accredited war writer. Strong emphasis on the barbarity of the Germans in destroying entire villages and s...

from TheWasp

Edith Wharton was fortunate as a civilian to be escorted around France during WWI documenting the effects of war on the people and countryside, although it is unclear who her escorts were and why she had so much access to the front line. She writes without sensationalism but clearly conveys feeli...

from lauralkeet

In this short collection of essays, Edith Wharton captures observations on the impact of World War I on her beloved adopted country. She traveled over hill and dale, visiting army camps and villages left as ghost towns after inhabitants fled. Through her military guides, she gained access to area...

from Liz1564

Edith Wharton was living in France when World War One broke out and Frighting France is her account of the first year of that war written as a series of articles for Scribner's Magazine. She is an unabashed Francophile so, in her eyes, the Germans are the enemy who wantonly destroy picturesque vi...