The Book of the Homeless (Le livre des sans-foyer)Introductory materialReading editionChapter navigation63 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE BOOK OF THE HOMELESSTHE BOOK OF THE HOMELESSLETTRE DU GÉNÉRAL JOFFRELETTER FROM GENERAL JOFFRE [TRANSLATION]INTRODUCTIONIntroductory materialPREFACECONTRIBUTORS OF POETRY AND MUSICTHE ORPHANS OF FLANDERSTHE DANCE A SONGPAUL CLAUDEL LE PRÉCIEUX SANGTHE PRECIOUS BLOOD [TRANSLATION]LA MORT DES JEUNES GENS DE LA DIVINE HELLADE FRAGMENTHOW THE YOUNG MEN DIED IN HELLAS A FRAGMENT [TRANSLATION]A MESSAGECRY OF THE HOMELESSTHE LITTLE CHILDRENÉPITAPHEAN EPITAPH [TRANSLATION]IN SLEEPNOS MORTSOUR DEAD [TRANSLATION]TWO SONGS OF A YEAR 1914-1915RAIN IN BELGIUML’EXILÉTHE EXILE [TRANSLATION]HORREUR ET BEAUTÉHORROR AND BEAUTY [TRANSLATION]THE UNDERGRADUATE KILLED IN BATTLETHE CHILDREN AND THE FLAGTHE TROUBLER OF TELAROLE PRINTEMPS DE 1915THE NEW SPRING [TRANSLATION]1915THE TRYSTFINISTERREA REASON FOR KEEPING SILENTCONTRIBUTORS OF PROSELES FRÈRESTHE BROTHERS [TRANSLATION]UNE PROMESSEA PROMISE [TRANSLATION]APRÈS UN ANONE YEAR LATER [TRANSLATION]POLAND REVISITEDLIBERTÀ NELLA VITATHE RIGHT TO LIBERTY [TRANSLATION]HARVESTTHE ARROGANCE AND SERVILITY OF GERMANYSCIENCE ET CONSCIENCESCIENCE AND CONSCIENCE [TRANSLATION]LES ARABES AVAIENT RAISONAN HEROIC STAND [TRANSLATION]THE LONG WARDSNOTRE HÉRITAGEOUR INHERITANCE [TRANSLATION]WE WHO SIT AFAR OFFA MOMENT OF TRAGIC PURGATIONTHE RUSSIAN BOGYMANCHANT DES GALLOISESSONG OF THE WELSH WOMEN [TRANSLATION]WORDSWORTH’S VALLEY IN WAR-TIMEPrevious chapter ←INTRODUCTIONNext chapter →PREFACEAll chapters and sections (63)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE BOOK OF THE HOMELESSTHE BOOK OF THE HOMELESSLETTRE DU GÉNÉRAL JOFFRELETTER FROM GENERAL JOFFRE [TRANSLATION]INTRODUCTIONOpening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsPREFACECONTRIBUTORS OF POETRY AND MUSICTHE ORPHANS OF FLANDERSTHE DANCE A SONGPAUL CLAUDEL LE PRÉCIEUX SANGTHE PRECIOUS BLOOD [TRANSLATION]LA MORT DES JEUNES GENS DE LA DIVINE HELLADE FRAGMENTHOW THE YOUNG MEN DIED IN HELLAS A FRAGMENT [TRANSLATION]A MESSAGECRY OF THE HOMELESSTHE LITTLE CHILDRENÉPITAPHEAN EPITAPH [TRANSLATION]IN SLEEPNOS MORTSOUR DEAD [TRANSLATION]TWO SONGS OF A YEAR 1914-1915RAIN IN BELGIUML’EXILÉTHE EXILE [TRANSLATION]HORREUR ET BEAUTÉHORROR AND BEAUTY [TRANSLATION]THE UNDERGRADUATE KILLED IN BATTLETHE CHILDREN AND THE FLAGTHE TROUBLER OF TELAROLE PRINTEMPS DE 1915THE NEW SPRING [TRANSLATION]1915THE TRYSTFINISTERREA REASON FOR KEEPING SILENTCONTRIBUTORS OF PROSELES FRÈRESTHE BROTHERS [TRANSLATION]UNE PROMESSEA PROMISE [TRANSLATION]APRÈS UN ANONE YEAR LATER [TRANSLATION]POLAND REVISITEDLIBERTÀ NELLA VITATHE RIGHT TO LIBERTY [TRANSLATION]HARVESTTHE ARROGANCE AND SERVILITY OF GERMANYSCIENCE ET CONSCIENCESCIENCE AND CONSCIENCE [TRANSLATION]LES ARABES AVAIENT RAISONAN HEROIC STAND [TRANSLATION]THE LONG WARDSNOTRE HÉRITAGEOUR INHERITANCE [TRANSLATION]WE WHO SIT AFAR OFFA MOMENT OF TRAGIC PURGATIONTHE RUSSIAN BOGYMANCHANT DES GALLOISESSONG OF THE WELSH WOMEN [TRANSLATION]WORDSWORTH’S VALLEY IN WAR-TIME. . .◇The French poems, except M. Rostand’s Sonnet are translated by Mrs. Wharton◇← INTRODUCTIONPREFACE →