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The narrative follows James Marmaduke, nicknamed Doggie, a delicately reared young man from a staid cathedral town whose overprotective upbringing leaves him ill-equipped for military life. Thrust into the First World War, he confronts mud, danger, and comradeship, survives without distinction or formal honours, and undergoes inward change. Interwoven episodes in England and France show how two women and everyday acts of courage reshape his character, replacing childish dependence with practical resilience. The work balances local color and social observation with a quietly ironic view of heroism and the small-grained moral growth prompted by extreme circumstances.

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Title: The Rough Road

Author: William John Locke

Release date: January 12, 2009 [eBook #27786]

Language: English

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THE ROUGH ROAD

by
WILLIAM J. LOCKE

First Edition . . . September 1918

JOHN LANE
THE BODLEY HEAD LTD

TO
SHEILA

THIS LITTLE TALE OF
THE GREAT WAR
AS A MEMORY FOR AFTER YEARS

THE ROUGH ROAD