My Lorraine journal by Edith O'Shaughnessy
“My Lorraine Journal” by Edith O’Shaughnessy is a personal historical account written in the early 20th century. The work documents the author’s experiences traveling through Lorraine, France, during the First World War, offering observations of war’s devastation, the ongoing efforts at reconstruction, and the resilience of local people. The narrative blends travel writing, memoir, and eyewitness reporting, told from the perspective of a visiting American woman closely connected with diplomatic and relief
circles. The opening of the journal begins with O’Shaughnessy recounting the serendipitous events that led her from Paris to the war-torn region of Lorraine. She describes the initial invitation to visit Lunéville, the administrative hurdles of obtaining travel papers, and her evolving journey as she moves through stations filled with soldiers, ruined villages, and reminders of war’s toll. Her early entries focus on encounters with French civilians and military personnel, poignant scenes of destruction and renewal, and the emotional atmosphere in places like Nancy, Lunéville, Vitrimont, and Bar-le-Duc. The writing vividly captures both the landscape—lush and blooming despite the scars of conflict—and O’Shaughnessy’s inner reactions to the contrast between beauty, history, and suffering that defines wartime Lorraine. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | O'Shaughnessy, Edith, 1870-1939 |
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| Title | My Lorraine journal |
| Original Publication | New York: Harper & Brothers, 1920. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits | MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918) |
| Subject | World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 75744 |
| Release Date | Mar 29, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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