The eight-volume series titled 'The Story of the Great War' is a comprehensive account of World War I, highlighting the political, social, and military aspects of the conflict. Written by Various Authors, the books are a blend of historical narrative, first-hand accounts, and analysis, providing readers with a deep understanding of the events that unfolded during the war. The literary style is objective and informative, making it a valuable resource for students and history enthusiasts alike. The context of the books is set within the larger scope of World War I literature, offering a detailed and thorough examination of the war's impact on society and culture. Various Authors, a collective of historians, military experts, and researchers, collaborated to produce this monumental work on World War I. Their diverse backgrounds and expertise bring a multidimensional perspective to the narrative, enriching the reader's understanding of the complexities of the conflict. I highly recommend 'The Story of the Great War' series to anyone interested in gaining a comprehensive insight into World War I. The depth of research and the breadth of topics covered make these books essential reading for those looking to delve deeper into the history of the Great War.

If it be the good fortune of this work to possess any interest for the Novel reader, that interest, perhaps, will be but little derived from the customary elements of fiction. The plot is extremely slight, the incidents are few, and with the exception of those which involve the fate of Vivian, such as may be found in the records of ordinary life. Regarded as a Novel, this attempt is an experiment somewhat apart from the previous works of the author. It is the first of his writings in which Humor has been employed, less for the purpose of satire than in illustration of amiable characters; it is the first, too, in which man has been viewed, less in his active relations with the world, than in his repose at his own hearth,—in a word, the greater part of the canvas has been devoted to the completion of a simple Family Picture. And thus, in any appeal to the sympathies of the human heart, the common household affections occupy the place of those livelier or larger passions which usually (and not unjustly) arrogate the foreground in Romantic composition. In the Hero whose autobiography connects the different characters and events of the work, it has been the Author's intention to imply the influences of Home upon the conduct and career of youth; and in the ambition which estranges Pisistratus for a time from the sedentary occupations in which the man of civilized life must usually serve his apprenticeship to Fortune or to Fame, it is not designed to describe the fever of Genius conscious of superior powers and aspiring to high destinies, but the natural tendencies of a fresh and buoyant mind, rather vigorous than contemplative, and in which the desire of action is but the symptom of health...