Writ in Barracks by Edgar Wallace is a collection of the author's military life poetry. Wallace
was such a prolific writer that one of his publishers claimed that a quarter of all books in
England were written by him. As well as journalism Wallace wrote screenplays poetry
historical non-fiction 18 stage plays 957 short stories and over 170 novels 12 in 1929
alone. More than 160 films have been made of Wallace's work. Excerpt: WAR I A tent that is
pitched at the base: A wagon that comes from the night: A stretcher-and on it a Case: A surgeon
who's holding a light. The Infantry's bearing the brunt- O hark to the wind-carried cheer! A
mutter of guns at the front: A whimper of sobs at the rear. And it's War! 'Orderly hold the
light. You can lay him down on the table: so. Easily-gently! Thanks-you may go.' And it's War!
but the part that is not for show.
