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It was there that Walter had a prophetic vision of World War I, daydreaming of (and later insisting that he actually saw) a Piper who used the call of his pipe to sweep the children away. The idea of the piper calling the boys to war is introduced in Chapter 8 of Rainbow Valley :
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"The Piper" was written during World War Iby Walter Blythe, and was describes as 'the one great poem of the war'. It had an enormous impact on morale during the war, making Walter's name famous all over the world, and was often quoted in the context of 'keep faith', though no such line exists in the poem.
L.M. Montgomery mentions that Walter had written the only great poem from the war. In reality, other poems had been written (not by Walter), such as "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae.
Book appearances 1. Rilla of Ingleside (mentioned only) Short story appearances 1. The Blythes Are Quoted
Jan 27, 2020 · In her 1921 novel, Rilla of Ingleside, Anne’s son Walter Blythe joins the Great War, enlisting with the Canadian forces. Before volunteering, Walter says to a friend, “Before this war is over … every man and woman and child in Canada will feel it …
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Walter Cuthbert Blythe was the second son of Anne and Gilbert Blythe, and the brother of Joyce, Jem, Nan, Di, Shirley, and Rilla Blythe. Walter was born in spring 1893 in Ingleside, Glen St. Mary to Anne and Gilbert Blythe. He was raised there along with his older brother Jem and their close...
In Rilla of Ingleside the character of Walter Blythe, Anne’s middle son, becomes a famous poet during the war, with his poem “The Piper” playing much the same role as John McCrae’s “In Flanders Field.”
Walter Cuthbert Blythe is a fictional character in Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series. He appears as a major character in three books; within the series chronology, they are Anne of Ingleside, Rainbow Valley and Rilla of Ingleside.
May 3, 2018 · But enlist he does. Before he is killed in the Battle of Somme, he pens “The Piper” – a figure he had dreamed of since he was a child.
