Author Archives: Jenny

About Jenny

I am an off-trail hiker, a student of history, and author of "Transvaal Citizen," "Murder at the Jumpoff," and "The Twelve Streams of LeConte."

Memorial for Jenny Bennett

Posted on July 3, 2015

The Smoky Mountains Hiking club has announced the memorial hike for Jenny on September 13, 2015, on the Porters Creek Trail, with a potluck lunch time of fellowship and reflection at the Porters Creek Pavilion. Times and details will be … Continue reading →

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Jenny has passed away

Posted on June 21, 2015

Hello to all readers of Jenny’s blog. Tragically Jenny has passed away. She was following her passion, hiking in the Smoky Mountains, and evidently she had an accident. She was located in one of her favorite hiking areas, Porter’s Creek … Continue reading →

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Words of endurance: Memoirs of an Infantry Officer

Posted on May 10, 2015

This is one of a series about memoirs, novels, and poems authored by combatants of the First World War. All page numbers below refer to Siegfried Sassoon, Memoirs of an Infantry Officer. New York: Penguin Classics, 2013. Embedded within the pages … Continue reading →

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Words of endurance: All Quiet on the Western Front

Posted on April 20, 2015

This is one of a series about memoirs, novels, and poems authored by combatants of the First World War.There are many editions of Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front. I used an e-book edition. This is the … Continue reading →

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Words of endurance: The greatest WWI poem—In Parenthesis

Posted on April 10, 2015

This is one of a series about memoirs, novels, and poems authored by combatants of the First World War. All page numbers below refer to David Jones,  In Parenthesis. New York: New York Review Books, 2003. Originally published 1937. A … Continue reading →

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Words of endurance: War Story of a Violinist

Posted on March 21, 2015

This is one of a series about memoirs, novels, and poems authored by combatants of the First World War. Four Weeks in the Trenches: The War Story of a Violinist can be found here. This short account by an officer in … Continue reading →

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Words of endurance: Toward the Flame

Posted on March 10, 2015

This is one of a series about memoirs, novels, and poems authored by combatants of the First World War. All page numbers below refer to Hervey Allen, Toward the Flame. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press, 2003. At last, an American … Continue reading →

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