Author: Gustavus I ((Vasa) king of Sweden.)
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Category : Russia
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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The stories of Wasa and Menzikoff: the deliverer of Sweden, and the favourite of czar Peter
Author: Gustavus I ((Vasa) king of Sweden.)
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Category : Russia
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Category : Russia
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Reference Catalogue of Current Literature
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1358
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1358
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The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition
Author: G. A. Henty
Publisher: Good Press
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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"The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition" by G. A. Henty focuses on 1888 Egypt and Sudan. Adopted brothers separated by war who would do anything to return to each other. Set against a historically accurate backdrop of the war in Egypt against the Muslim fanatics led by the Mahdi, this book is an exciting tale that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. The romance and drama of Egypt and the Nile will transport audiences today the way it did when it was first released.
Publisher: Good Press
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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"The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition" by G. A. Henty focuses on 1888 Egypt and Sudan. Adopted brothers separated by war who would do anything to return to each other. Set against a historically accurate backdrop of the war in Egypt against the Muslim fanatics led by the Mahdi, this book is an exciting tale that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. The romance and drama of Egypt and the Nile will transport audiences today the way it did when it was first released.
The Selected Works of George Alfred Henty
Author: George Alfred Henty
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465527354
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37344
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You may be told perhaps that there is no good to be obtained from tales of fighting and bloodshed—that there is no moral to be drawn from such histories. Believe it not. War has its lessons as well as Peace. You will learn from tales like this that determination and enthusiasm can accomplish marvels, that true courage is generally accompanied by magnanimity and gentleness, and that if not in itself the very highest of virtues, it is the parent of almost all the others, since but few of them can be practiced without it. The courage of our forefathers has created the greatest empire in the world around a small and in itself insignificant island; if this empire is ever lost, it will be by the cowardice of their descendants. At no period of her history did England stand so high in the eyes of Europe as in the time whose events are recorded in this volume. A chivalrous king and an even more chivalrous prince had infected the whole people with their martial spirit, and the result was that their armies were for a time invincible, and the most astonishing successes were gained against numbers which would appear overwhelming. The victories of Cressy and Poitiers may be to some extent accounted for by superior generalship and discipline on the part of the conquerors; but this will not account for the great naval victory over the Spanish fleet off the coast of Sussex, a victory even more surprising and won against greater odds than was that gained in the same waters centuries later over the Spanish Armada. The historical facts of the story are all drawn from Froissart and other contemporary historians, as collated and compared by Mr. James in his carefully written history. They may therefore be relied upon as accurate in every important particular.
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465527354
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37344
Book Description
You may be told perhaps that there is no good to be obtained from tales of fighting and bloodshed—that there is no moral to be drawn from such histories. Believe it not. War has its lessons as well as Peace. You will learn from tales like this that determination and enthusiasm can accomplish marvels, that true courage is generally accompanied by magnanimity and gentleness, and that if not in itself the very highest of virtues, it is the parent of almost all the others, since but few of them can be practiced without it. The courage of our forefathers has created the greatest empire in the world around a small and in itself insignificant island; if this empire is ever lost, it will be by the cowardice of their descendants. At no period of her history did England stand so high in the eyes of Europe as in the time whose events are recorded in this volume. A chivalrous king and an even more chivalrous prince had infected the whole people with their martial spirit, and the result was that their armies were for a time invincible, and the most astonishing successes were gained against numbers which would appear overwhelming. The victories of Cressy and Poitiers may be to some extent accounted for by superior generalship and discipline on the part of the conquerors; but this will not account for the great naval victory over the Spanish fleet off the coast of Sussex, a victory even more surprising and won against greater odds than was that gained in the same waters centuries later over the Spanish Armada. The historical facts of the story are all drawn from Froissart and other contemporary historians, as collated and compared by Mr. James in his carefully written history. They may therefore be relied upon as accurate in every important particular.
Fortnightly Review
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Languages : en
Pages : 956
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Languages : en
Pages : 956
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The Athenaeum
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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 610
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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 610
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The Wigwam and the War-path; Or, Tales of the Red Indians
Author: Ascott Robert Hope Moncrieff
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Category : Indian captivities
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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Category : Indian captivities
Languages : en
Pages : 404
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The War of the Axe, Or, Adventures in South Africa ...
Author: John Percy Groves
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Category : South Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Category : South Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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Torch and Colonial Book Circular
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Languages : en
Pages : 552
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Languages : en
Pages : 552
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Stories of old renown, by Ascot R. Hope
Author: Ascott Robert Hope Moncrieff
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Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Languages : en
Pages : 328
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