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Hello, Boys!

by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateHistoricalPoetry56 chapters
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CEFR level
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Length
56 chapters
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About this book

About this book

Poignant verses capture the spirit and sacrifice of soldiers and sailors during the Great War, offering heartfelt tributes from the battlefields and camps of France to the shores of the sea. Experience the raw emotions and enduring hope of wartime through simple, stirring poetry.

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Contents

56 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02p. vFORWARD
03p. viiCONTENTS
04p. 1THANKSGIVING
05p. 3THE BRAVE HIGHLAND LADDIES
06p. 6MEN OF THE SEA
07p. 9ODE TO THE BRITISH FLEET
08p. 11THE GERMAN FLEET
09p. 12DEEP UNTO DEEP WAS CALLING
10p. 14THE SONG OF THE ALLIES
11p. 16TEN THOUSAND MEN A DAY
12p. 18‘AMERICA WILL NOT TURN BACK’

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