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some 30,000 Prisoners of War, and the organization of a Medical 

 Service for the treatment of the sick and wounded. 



Turning, then, more particularly to the group of British 

 prisoners, he deals with their discipline, their camp life, the steps 

 taken for spiritual welfare, and the organization of sports and 

 recreations, and an interesting chapter records the efforts made 

 to afford them technical training in view of their return to civil 

 life. 



The book also comprises a resume of the formation and 

 development of the Bread Bureau at Berne, which ultimately, 

 in providing bread for 100,000 British prisoners of war in 

 Germany, doubtless saved countless lives ; and a description of 

 the activities of the British Legation Red Cross Organization, 

 both of which institutions were founded by Lady Grant Duff, 

 wife of H.M.'s Minister at Berne. 



Colonel Picot throws many interesting sidelights on life in 

 Switzerland in war-time diplomatic, social, and artistic and his 

 modest and self-effacing narrative dwells generously on the 

 devotion of all those who, whether by appointment or chance, 

 were associated with him in his beneficent labours. 



It is hoped that this account of a special phase in the history 

 of our countrymen will prove of interest to that large public 

 who have shown in countless ways their sympathy with all that 

 concerns the welfare of Prisoners of War. 



A CHILDHOOD IN BRITTANY 

 EIGHTY YEARS AGO. 



By ANNE DOUGLAS SEDGWICK, 



AUTHOR* OF "XANTE," "THE ENCOUNTER," ETC. 



Demy 8vo. Cloth. IDS. 6d. net. 



With exquisite literary art which the reading public has recog- 

 nised in "Tante" and others of her novels, the author of this 

 book tells of a great lady's childhood in picturesque Brittany in 

 the middle of the last century. It covers that period of life 

 around which the tenderest and most vivid memories cluster ; 

 a childhood set in a district of France rich in romance, and rich 

 in old loyalties to manners and customs of a gracious era that is 

 irrevocably in the past. 



Charming vignettes of character, marvellous descriptions of 

 houses, costumes and scenery, short stories in silhouette of 

 pathetic or humorous characters these are also in the book. 



And through it all the author is seen re-creating a background, 

 which has profoundly influenced one of the finest literary artists 

 of the last century. 



