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Mildred Aldrich's 'Told in a French Garden. August, 1914' is a compelling narrative set against the backdrop of World War I. Through vivid descriptions and poignant storytelling, Aldrich brings to life the innocence and tranquility of a French garden juxtaposed with the tumultuous events of August 1914. The book is written in a diaristic style, providing intimate insights into the lives of the characters and the emotional impact of the war on their everyday existence. Aldrich's eloquent prose captures the essence of the era, making the reader feel as if they are experiencing the events firsthand. 'Told in a French Garden' is a poignant blend of fiction and reality, illustrating the human experience amidst the chaos of war. Mildred Aldrich, an American expatriate living in France during World War I, drew inspiration from her own experiences and observations to write this poignant account of life during wartime. Her unique perspective as an outsider offers a fresh and insightful view of the historical events unfold. Recommended for readers interested in historical fiction and wartime narratives, this book provides a moving portrayal of the impact of war on individuals and communities.

Excerpt from Told in a French Garden: August, 1914 IT was by a strange irony of Fate that we found ourselves reunited for a sum mer's outing, in a French garden, in July, 1914. With the exception of the Youngster, we had hardly met since the days of our youth. We were a party of unattached people, six men, two women, your humble serv ant, and the Youngster, who was an out sider. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Mildred Aldrich (November 16, 1853 - February 19, 1928) was an American journalist and writer. *Biography* She was born in 1853 in Providence, Rhode Island. She grew up in Boston, taught at elementary school there and went on into journalism.She wrote for the Boston Home Journal, the Boston Journal and the Boston Herald. She started the short-lived The Mahogany Tree in 1892. In 1898, she moved to France, and, while there, became a friend of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas.She worked as a foreign correspondent and translator. Aldrich moved to Huiry, near Paris, in 1914, only months before the outbreak of the First World War.Her house there overlooked the Marne river valley, and her experiences during the First Battle of the Marne, as detailed in her letters to friends in the U.S., constitute her first book, A Hilltop on the Marne (1915). Following the success of that work, Aldrich produced three more collections of her wartime letters. On the Edge of the War Zone (1917) contains letters dating from the aftermath of the Marne battle until the entry of the U.S. into the war, The Peak of the Load (1918) details most of the final year of the war, and When Johnny Comes Marching Home (1919) describes her experiences in the months immediately following the war's end. Aldrich also produced one novel, Told in a French Garden, August 1914 (1916), and in 1926 completed an autobiography entitled Confessions of a Breadwinner, which resides in the collections of the Schlesinger Library at Harvard University, but has never been published. Aldrich received the French Legion of Honor 1922 for her war work and her influence on behalf of the US entry into the war.In February 1928, she suffered a heart attack and died a few days later at the American Hospital in Neuilly. She is buried at the Church of St Denis in Quincy-Voisins.