
THE DESERTER
THE EYE AND THE TRUTH
THE SONG OF THE RED-EDGED STEEL
THE SONG OF THE CRASHING WING
THE SONG OF THE GUNNER-DEAD
VALHALLA’S VERDICT
Aimée
WIFE AND COUNTRY
MOTHER AND MATE
MEETING
In the bleak pre‑dawn of a world torn by artillery, a nameless deserter stumbles into a desperate reckoning. The opening scenes plunge listeners into a trench‑filled nightmare where the clang of bolt‑heads and the hiss of cordite become a brutal chorus. As a weary sergeant‑major orders fire, the horror of a single life swallowed by smoke sets the stage for a haunting meditation on shame, duty, and the thin line between bravery and surrender.
Beyond the battlefield, the narrative drifts into a mythic landscape of Valhalla’s gates, a relentless eye that judges the fallen, and a chorus of “Killer‑men” whose songs echo through steel and fire. The story weaves poetry with the gritty reality of war, questioning the meaning of honor while the characters wrestle with their own ghosts. Listeners are invited to follow the march from the mud‑splattered front lines into a surreal realm where truth and terror meet.
Language
en
Duration
~52 minutes (50K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Cindy Horton, Brian Coe, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Release date
2016-12-17
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1884–1952
A bestselling British novelist and poet of the early 20th century, he brought wartime experience and sharp social observation to popular fiction. His books range from society dramas to historical stories, with a direct, readable style that helped him reach a wide audience.
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