Tag: Germany

  • Captain Gilbert Nobbs – Left on the Battlefield

    Captain Gilbert Nobbs – Left on the Battlefield

    Date: July, 1916 (Battle of the Somme) Location: Trônes Wood, Somme, France I was wounded! I was blind! But the moments that followed are clear in my memory. The brain shocked by a blow works quickly and actively in its excited effort to hold its own. I was quite conscious and thinking clearly: I knew…

  • Christiane

    Christiane

    Date: Circa, 1816. Location: Weinsberg, Germany In September 1820, my daughter Christiane, who was still overwhelmed by an unrelenting longing for her deceased brother, experienced a sudden episode while sitting quietly in the living room. She fell into a deep sleep. During this state, she later described the following vision: ‘I found myself walking along…