Public-domain audiobook
Only a Dog; a Story of the Great War (audiobook)
Free audiobook of Only a Dog; a Story of the Great War by Bertha Whitridge Smith: 1 h 4 min in 5 sections, read by LibriVox volunteers.
1 h 4 minrunning time
5sections
≈ 10,000words
About this recording
The touching true story of the faithfulness of an Irish Terrier as told through the eyes of the dog. When Germans invade his home during WWI, the dog runs off to look for his young master. He soon finds himself trapped in No Man's Land, injured by a bullet. British Private Peter Rice comes to his rescue, and thereafter “Army” (as the soldiers name him) follows Pete to the end, staying faithfully at his side until death. The book was written in 1917, during the great war, and while it's not graphic, it still talks about war, the injuries, the death, the sorrow.
Sources & data
- From the LibriVox catalogue. Word count estimated at 9,300 words per hour of narration.