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Title: Through St. Dunstan's to Light

Author: James H. Rawlinson

Release Date: November 7, 2008 [EBook #27193]

Language: English

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Through St. Dunstan's to Light

BY

PRIVATE JAMES H. RAWLINSON

58TH BATTALION, C.E.F.

TORONTO

THOMAS ALLEN

1919

COPYRIGHT, CANADA, 1919 BY THOMAS ALLEN

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

PAGE

My Ticket for Blighty 1

CHAPTER II

In Blighty 14

CHAPTER III

At St. Dunstan's 23

CHAPTER IV

Braille 32

CHAPTER V

The Spirit of St. Dunstan's 37

CHAPTER VI

Air Raids 45

CHAPTER VII

Royal Visitors 55

CHAPTER VIII

In Playtime 61

CHAPTER IX

Memories of the Fighting Front 68

CHAPTER X

The Point of View of the Sightless 74

ILLUSTRATIONS

Private James H. Rawlinson _Frontispiece_

The Boot-Repairing Workshop _Facing Page_ 12

Sir Arthur Pearson " " 16

St. Dunstan's: The House " " 24

The Carpenter Shop " " 30

The Braille Room " " 34

Mat Weaving "