In May of 1929, a book was published that to this date is considered by some, the greatest war epic of our time. It was written while the author spent some time during his many adventures abroad at a relative’s home in Arkansas. The book is written in five books and tells the story of Frederick Henry and Catherine Barkley and it takes place during World War I on the Italian front. If you haven't figured it out the book is "A Farewell to Arms," and its author is Ernest Hemingway. When I first looked at tackling this classic I had many questions to consider. Which old time radio dramatization to play? Is there a dramatization out there that not only has the action and romance the book carries along with being fairly faithful to the book? Actually there are several but one stood out. One truly showed the classic with its depth and length and did it in just under an hour. Now to find out which one I picked you'll have to join me Thursday night at

http://radiooutofthepast.org

Beginning at 8 p.m. eastern for an hour of discussion about old time radio. If you have a microphone you too can participate in the chat. At 9 p.m. the surprise will be revealed and again I hope for some great discussion after the program. I look forward to seeing you all next Thursday and as I sign this I'll leave you with a little hint. This could have been part of Canadians Abroad in the COTRA room. I'll see you all Thursday.

Matt Cox