LIVING BAYONETS
A Record of The Last Push
By Coningsby Dawson
1919
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
LIVING BAYONETS
GERMANY PLEADS FOR PEACE
IT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU
A Contemporary Portrait Of Central And Eastern Europe
By Coningsby Dawson
1921
CONTENTS
IT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU
CHAPTER I—IT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU
CHAPTER II—THESE MY LITTLE ONES
CHAPTER III—A DAY OF REST AND GLADNESS
CHAPTER IV—THE SIGN OF THE FALLING HAMMER
CHAPTER V—ONCE IS ENOUGH
CHAPTER VI—IT IS NOT SAFE
CHAPTER VII—CHRISTMAS EVE IN VIENNA
CHAPTER VIII—A HOSPITAL IN BUDA
CHAPTER IX—AN ECONOMIC EXPERIMENT
CHAPTER X—BABUSCHKA
CHAPTER XI—THE SOUL OF POLAND
CHAPTER XII—ONE CHILD'. STORY
CHAPTER XIII—THE CASE OF MARKI
CHAPTER XIV—AN IMPERIAL BREAD-LINE
CHAPTER XV—POLAND'. COMMON MAN
CHAPTER XVI—THE NIGHT OF THE THREE KINGS
CHAPTER XVII—DOES POLAND WANT PEACE?
CHAPTER XVIII—THE PROBLEM OF DANTZIG
CHAPTER XIX—YOUNG GERMANY
CHAPTER XX—NEITHER PEACE NOR WAR
FLORENCE ON A CERTAIN NIGHT
AND OTHER POEMS
By Coningsby Dawson
1914
CONTENTS
FLORENCE ON A CERTAIN NIGHT
CENTURIES AGO
HIS MOTHER
PERHAPS
BELLUM AMORIS
QUEEN MARY OF HEAVEN
A BRAVE LIFE
THE MOON-MOTHER
TO A YOUNG GIRL WHO SAID SHE WAS NOT BEAUTIFUL
HALLOWE'EN
UNSEEN
WHY THEY LOVED HIM
CHILDISH TRAVELLING
THE IVORY LATCH
THE ONCE SUNG SONG
SPRING
A LULLABY
UNANSWERABLE QUESTIONS
THE HILL-TOWER
DAYBREAK
HOME
VANISHED LOVE
THALATTA! THALATTA!
TO ENGLAND'S GREATEST SATIRIST
IN THE GLAD MONTH OF MAY
THE LILIES BLOOM
HERE, SWEET, WE LAY
OUT OF THE BLACKNESS
IF GOD SHOULD COME
A NEW TENANT
LIFE WITHOUT THEE
ANSWERED PRAYER
IN BEDLAM
A SONG OF IGNOBLE EASE
A WISH FOR HER
WE MEET
HEART-BREAK
UP AGAIN
MASTERLESS
FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD
ABANDON
MAN'S BEGINNING
LOVE AT LAST
THE MIRROR OF THOUGHT
I'M SORRY
DREAMLAND LOVE
THE GARDEN WITHOUT WALLS
By Coningsby Dawson
1913
CONTENTS
BOOK I—THE WALLED-IN GARDEN
CHAPTER I—MY MOTHER
CHAPTER II—THE MAGIC CARPET
CHAPTER III—THE SPUFFLER
CHAPTER IV—RUTHITA
CHAPTER V—MARRIAGE ACCORDING TO HETTY
CHAPTER VI—THE YONDER LAND
CHAPTER VII—THE OPEN WORLD
CHAPTER VIII—RECAPTURED
CHAPTER IX—THE SNOW LADY
BOOK II—THE PULLING DOWN OF THE WALLS
CHAPTER I—THE RED HOUSE
CHAPTER II—CHILDISH SORROWS AND CHILDISH COMFORTERS
CHAPTER III—THE WORLD OF BOYS
CHAPTER IV—NEW HORIZONS
CHAPTER V—THE AWAKENING
CHAPTER VI—WHAT IS LOVE?
CHAPTER VII—THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE SPUFFLER
CHAPTER VIII—MONEY AND HAPPINESS
CHAPTER IX—THE DECEITFULNESS OF RICHES
CHAPTER X—THE LAST OF THE RED HOUSE
CHAPTER XI—STAR-DUST DAYS
BOOK III—THE GARDEN WITHOUT WALLS
CHAPTER I—I MEET HER
CHAPTER II—I MEET HER AGAIN
CHAPTER III—FATE
CHAPTER IV—THE TRUTH ABOUT HER
CHAPTER V—LUCK TURNS IN MY FAVOR
CHAPTER VI—MOTHS
CHAPTER VII—THE GARDEN OF TEMPTATION
CHAPTER VIII—THE WAY OF ALL FLESH
CHAPTER IX—THE ELOPEMENT
CHAPTER X—PUPPETS OF DESIRE
CHAPTER XI—SPRING WEATHER
CHAPTER XII—THE BACK-DOOR OF THE WORLD
CHAPTER XIII—THE TURNING POINT
CHAPTER XIV—I GO TO SHEBA
CHAPTER XV—THE FLAME OF A SWORD
BOOK IV—THE FRUIT OF THE GARDEN
CHAPTER I—THE HOME-COMING
CHAPTER II—DREAM HAVEN
CHAPTER III—NARCOTICS
CHAPTER IV—RUTHITA
CHAPTER V—LA FIESOLE
CHAPTER VI—SIR GALAHAD IN MONTMARTRE
CHAPTER VII—SATURNALIA
CHAPTER VIII—LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI
CHAPTER IX—THE GARDEN WITHOUT WALLS
CHAPTER X—THE FRUIT OF THE GARDEN
SLAVES OF FREEDOM
By Coningsby Dawson
1916
CONTENTS
A SLAVE OF FREEDOM
BOOK I—LIFE TILL TWENTY-ONE
CHAPTER I—MRS. SHEERUG’S GARDEN
CHAPTER II—THE FAERY-GODMOTHER
CHAPTER III—VASHTI
CHAPTER IV—THE ROUSING OF THE GIANT
CHAPTER V—THE GHOST BIRD OF ROMANCE
CHAPTER VI—A STRATEGY THAT FAILED
CHAPTER VII—“PASHUN” IN THE KITCHEN
CHAPTER VIII—THE EXPENSE OF LOVING
CHAPTER IX—THE FOG
CHAPTER X—THE WIFE OF A GENIUS
CHAPTER XI—THE LITTLE GOD LOVE
CHAPTER XII—DOUBTS
CHAPTER XIII—SHUT OUT.
CHAPTER XIV—BELIEVING HER GOOD
CHAPTER XV—THE FAERY TALE BEGINS AGAIN
CHAPTER XVI—A WONDERFUL WORLD
CHAPTER XVII—DESIRE
CHAPTER XVIII—ESCAPING
CHAPTER XIX—THE HIGH HORSE OF ROMANCE
CHAPTER XX—THE POND IN THE WOODLAND
CHAPTER XXI—VANISHED
CHAPTER XXII—THE FEAR OF KNOWLEDGE
CHAPTER XXIII—TEDDY AND RUDDY
CHAPTER XXIV—DUKE NINEVEH ENTERS
CHAPTER XXV—LUCK
CHAPTER XXVI—DREAMING OF LOVE
BOOK II—THE BOOK OF REVELATION
CHAPTER I—THE ISLAND VALLEY
CHAPTER II—A SUMMER’S NIGHT
CHAPTER III—A SUMMER’S MORNING
CHAPTER IV—HAUNTED
CHAPTER V—SUSPENSE
CHAPTER VI—DESIRE’S MOTHER
CHAPTER VII—LOVING DESIRE
CHAPTER VIII—FAITH RENEWS ITSELF
CHAPTER IX—SHE ELUDES HIM
CHAPTER X—AND NOTHING ELSE SAW ALL DAY LONG
CHAPTER XI—THE KEYS TO ARCADY
CHAPTER XII—ARCADY
CHAPTER XIII—DRIFTING
CHAPTER XIV—THE TRIFLERS GROW EARNEST
CHAPTER XV—SLAVES OF FREEDOM
CHAPTER XVI—THE GHOST OF HAPPINESS
CHAPTER XVII—THE TEST
CHAPTER XVIII—THE PRINCESS WHO DID NOT KNOW HER HEART
CHAPTER XIX—AN OLD PASSION
CHAPTER XX—SHE PROPOSES
CHAPTER XXI—THE EXPERIMENTAL HONEYMOON
CHAPTER XXII—SHE RECALLS HIM
CHAPTER XXIII—HIS WAITING ENDS