The Book of the Homeless (Le livre des sans-foyer) by Edith Wharton et al.

"The Book of the Homeless" by Edith Wharton et al. is a collection of prose and poetry written during the early 20th century. This work is published as a humanitarian project to support refugees, particularly focusing on the plight of those from Belgium during World War I. The anthology features contributions from various notable writers and artists, reflecting on themes of loss, homelessness, and the resilience of the human spirit. The opening of the book includes a poignant introduction that outlines the tragic reality faced by refugees fleeing war-torn Belgium and highlights the humanitarian efforts spearheaded by Wharton and her associates. It presents a narrative of the countless individuals, especially children, who have lost their homes and families, weaving in emotive accounts of their suffering and the initiatives taken to provide aid and comfort. Wharton's introduction sets the stage for the various literary works that follow, emphasizing both the urgency of the cause and the collective response to help restore hope to those affected by war. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Editor Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
Contributor Bakst, Léon, 1866-1924
Contributor Barrès, Maurice, 1862-1923
Contributor Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956
Contributor Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923
Contributor Binyon, Laurence, 1869-1943
Contributor Blanche, Jacques-Émile, 1861-1942
Contributor Blashfield, Edwin Howland, 1848-1936
Contributor Bonnat, Léon Joseph Florentin, 1833-1922
Contributor Bourget, Paul, 1852-1935
Contributor Brooke, Rupert, 1887-1915
Contributor Claudel, Paul, 1868-1955
Contributor Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963
Contributor Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924
Contributor Dagnan-Bouveret, Pascal-Adolphe-Jean, 1852-1929
Contributor Duse, Eleonora, 1858-1924
Contributor Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933
Contributor Gay, Walter, 1856-1937
Contributor Gérôme, Jean Léon, 1824-1904
Contributor Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944
Contributor Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928
Contributor Grant, Robert, 1852-1940
Contributor Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928
Contributor Hervieu, Paul, 1857-1915
Contributor Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920
Contributor Humbert‏ , Georges-Louis‏, 1862-1921
Contributor Indy, Vincent d', 1851-1931
Contributor James, Henry, 1843-1916
Contributor Jammes, Francis, 1868-1938
Contributor Joffre, Joseph Jacques Césaire, 1852-1931
Contributor Maeterlinck, Maurice, 1862-1949
Contributor Martin, Edward Sandford, 1856-1939
Contributor Ménard, E. René (Emile René), 1862-1930
Contributor Meynell, Alice, 1847-1922
Contributor Monet, Claude, 1840-1926
Contributor More, Paul Elmer, 1864-1937
Contributor Noailles, Anna de, 1876-1933
Contributor Peabody, Josephine Preston, 1874-1922
Contributor Perry, Lilla Cabot
Contributor Régnier, Henri de, 1864-1936
Contributor Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919
Contributor Repplier, Agnes, 1855-1950
Contributor Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917
Contributor Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Contributor Rostand, Edmond, 1868-1918
Contributor Rysselberghe, Théo van, 1862-1926
Contributor Santayana, George, 1863-1952
Contributor Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925
Contributor Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971
Contributor Suarès, André, 1868-1948
Contributor Thomas, Edith Matilda, 1854-1925
Contributor Trench, Herbert, 1865-1923
Contributor Verhaeren, Emile, 1855-1916
Contributor Ward, Humphry, Mrs., 1851-1920
Contributor Wendell, Barrett, 1855-1921
Contributor Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
Contributor Woods, Margaret L. (Margaret Louisa), 1856-1945
Contributor Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939
LoC No. 16002385
Title The Book of the Homeless (Le livre des sans-foyer)
Note Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_Homeless
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Language English
Language French
LoC Class D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918)
Subject World War, 1914-1918
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EBook-No. 57584
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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