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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 03, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![The Pomp of Yesterday](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnq1rnfe8cg38pp0725pjqg/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260921%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260921T213940Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=599369f227c7709e2bf7697916793d7ecd4df56e796035c478beb28bf5981bcd) ## About this work The Pomp of Yesterday by Joseph Hocking — a public-domain edition published by publica.now. Sample ## Take a look inside E-text prepared by Al Haines 'THE POMP OF YESTERDAY' by JOSEPH HOCKING Author of 'All for a Scrap of Paper,' 'Dearer than Life,' 'The Curtain of Fire,' etc. "Far famed our Navies melt away, On dune and headland sinks the fire, Lo, all the pomp of yesterday Is one with Nineveh and Tyre. God of the Nations, spare us yet! Lest we forget, lest we forget." RUDYARD KIPLING. Hodder and Stoughton London —— New York —— Toronto JOSEPH HOCKING'S GREAT WAR STORIES ALL FOR A SCRAP OF PAPER THE CURTAIN OF FIRE DEARER THAN LIFE THE PRICE OF A THRONE THE PATH OF GLORY 'THE POMP OF YESTERDAY' TOMMY TOMMY AND THE MAID OF ATHENS OTHER STORIES BY JOSEPH HOCKING Facing Fearful Odds O'er Moor and Fen The Wilderness Rosaleen O'Hara The Soul of Dominic Wildthorne Follow the Gleam David Baring The Trampled Cross "Let us never forget in all that we do, that the measure of our ultimate success will be governed, largely if not mainly, by the strength with which we put our religious convictions into our action and hold fast firmly and fearlessly to the faith of our forefathers." Extract of speech by General Sir William Robertson. March 2, 1918. CONTENTS CHAP. I THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST II SIR ROGER GRANVILLE'S SUGGESTION III THE STRANGE BBHAVIOUR OF GEORGE ST. MABYN IV I MEET CAPTAIN SPRINGFIELD V HOW A MAN WORKED A MIRACLE VI PAUL EDGECUMBE'S MEMORY VII A CAUSE OF FAILURE VIII I BECOME AN EAVESDROPPER IX EDGECUMBE is MISSING X THE STRUGGLE IN THE TRENCHES XI EDGECUMBE'S STORY XII THE STRUGGLE ON THE SOMME XIII EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS XIV EDGECUMBE'S LOGIC XV DEVONSHIRE XVI LORNA BOLIVICK'S HOME XVII A NEW DEVELOPMENT XVIII A TRAGIC HAPPINESS XIX A MYSTERIOUS ILLNESS XX A STRANGE NIGHT XXI COLONEL MCCLURE'S… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fthe-pomp-of-yesterday) The sample continues in the full work. [ #classic ](/search?query=classic) [ #public-domain ](/search?query=public-domain) [ #library ](/search?query=library) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fvito%2Fworks%2Fthe-pomp-of-yesterday) No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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