My "Little Bit‪"‬

Marie Corelli's My "Little Bit" is a fierce wartime collection of essays, appeals, and reflections written in 1918 as her personal contribution to Britain's struggle. Opening with a lofty patriotic vision of England as an enduring, queenly power, the book ranges across the great pressures of war: Belgium's suffering, women's duty, recruiting, food shortages, public morale, sea power, and the strain conflict places on faith, government, and daily life. Corelli writes with urgency and conviction, using words as weapons in defense of the nation and warning against unrest, weakness, and complacency at home. At the same time, the book is deeply critical of modern warfare itself. In essays such as "Savage Glory," Corelli denounces war as a savage betrayal of civilization, exposing the hypocrisy of patriotic rhetoric, the manipulation of newspapers and public opinion, and the financial interests that sustain slaughter. She condemns new weapons, military extravagance, and the moral absurdity of celebrating mass death. Yet the collection also offers prayers for Belgium, praise for Admiral Beatty and the Grand Fleet, and a moving appeal for a memorial village for wounded Worcestershire servicemen—uniting protest, patriotism, and compassion in a forceful, uncompromising voice. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.