# The Fledgling

Author: Nordhoff, Charles, 1887-1947

Genre: Category: Adventure

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51559

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Fledgling+Nordhoff&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

We were put on active duty at the front about the first of the year; in fact, I spent New Year's night in a dugout within pistol-shot of the Germans. It was quite a celebration, as the French Government had provided champagne, cakes, and oranges for all, and every one was feeling in a cheery mood. When dinner was over, each of us chipped in his day's ration of army wine (about a pint), and with a little brandy, some oranges, sugar, and a packet of spices I had been commissioned to get, we brewed a magnificent bowl of hot punch, or mulled wine. First "The Day of Victory" was toasted, then, "France"; then, with typical French consideration, "The United States." After that, each man's family...

## Chapters

- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-fledgling-51559/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-fledgling-51559/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-fledgling-51559/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-fledgling-51559/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-fledgling-51559/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-fledgling-51559/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-fledgling-51559/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-fledgling-51559/chapters/8/index.md)