The Trenches

by Frederic MANNING (1882 - 1935)

The Trenches - Read by GC

LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of The Trenches by Frederic Manning. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 30, 2011 to mark this year's festivals of remembrance.Manning was an Australian poet living in England at the outbreak of the First World War. He enlisted in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, and was in action at the Battle of the Somme. This poem paints a vivid picture of the horror of night in the trenches. (Introduction by Ruth Golding)

Listen next episodes of The Trenches:
The Trenches - Read by GHS , The Trenches - Read by JCM , The Trenches - Read by LAH , The Trenches - Read by LKP , The Trenches - Read by LLB , The Trenches - Read by LLW , The Trenches - Read by LRS , The Trenches - Read by MG , The Trenches - Read by PJW , The Trenches - Read by REF , The Trenches - Read by RG , The Trenches - Read by WT