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The Man Who Keeps His Head

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The Man Who Keeps His Head

By: Harold Begbie
Narrated by: Phillip J Mather
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The narrator pledges to donate 50% of his proceeds to The Royal British Legion Poppy Day Appeal - please support. "The Man Who Keeps His Head" by Harold Begbie (1871-1929) was published in Poems of the Great War in 1914 on behalf of The Prince of Wales' national Relief Fund. A reporter with the Daily Chronicle at the start of the war, Begbie wrote a number of recruiting poems and visited America to aid the recruitment effort there.

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If you could sum up The Man Who Keeps His Head in three words, what would they be?

Home Front Poem

What did you like best about this story?

This is a war poem about the man who stays home to work, to feed, to keep the wheels of commerce turning. It's a war poem about men who are not soldiers yet contribute to the welfare and prosperity of a nation at war. I found this take unique among all the war poems I have read or listened to.

Which scene was your favorite?

This is a poem so there is no scene. I just liked the overall tone of the poem.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. It is very short and I listened to it numerous times in one sitting.

Any additional comments?

A good narration by Philip Mather. Keeps the poem flowing.

A War Poem About A Non Soldier

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