Rada; A Belgian Christmas Eve

Rada; A Belgian Christmas Eve

by Alfred Noyes

Rada; A Belgian Christmas Eve is a short, one-act play by the English poet Alfred Noyes, first published in 1915. The play is set during World War I and tells the story of a Belgian family who is forced to flee their home on Christmas Eve. The play is written in verse and is a powerful indictment of the horrors of war.

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