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A Romance of the Halifax Disaster
1918 rare novella by Frank McKelvey Bell
A Romance of the Halifax Disaster (1918) is a rare novella by Canadian Lieutenant-Colonel Frank McKelvey Bell based on the Halifax Explosion of 1917. Bell, after the explosion, had assisted in the medical rescue. His experiences during this time allowed him to write about the physical trauma suffered by Haligonians. Rather than focusing on medical professionals, though, Bell positions his narrative as a romance between a young volunteer and an injured soldier. In the disaster's aftermath, Bell was the chair of the medical relief committee.