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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: HistoryFrance; History / Europe / France; History / Europe / Ireland; History / Military / General; History / Military / Other; Travel / Europe / Ireland;
468 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1843
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Charles James Lever
1,623 books6 followersCharles James Lever was an Irish novelist.
He was educated in private schools and earned a degree in medicine in 1831 at Trinity College, Dublin.
He lived in the backwoods of Canada, Germany (Göttingen, Jena), Austria (Vienna), Belgium (Brussels) and Italy (Como, Florence, Spezia, Trieste), where he died of heart failure.
He was educated in private schools and earned a degree in medicine in 1831 at Trinity College, Dublin.
He lived in the backwoods of Canada, Germany (Göttingen, Jena), Austria (Vienna), Belgium (Brussels) and Italy (Como, Florence, Spezia, Trieste), where he died of heart failure.
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March 16, 2019
Lever is said to be very good at describing combat. According to some, Lever is to the Napoleonic wars as Crane is to the US Civil War. Contrarily, Harry Lorrequor (his first & most popular) includes no combat, and this one had very little.
This book has less comedy than HL, but more plot etc. I found it as fun to read and more satisfying.
As if in reply to readers who protested that HL mocked the Irish, in this book the hero/narrator pointedly prefers Ireland & the Irish to the English.
This book has less comedy than HL, but more plot etc. I found it as fun to read and more satisfying.
As if in reply to readers who protested that HL mocked the Irish, in this book the hero/narrator pointedly prefers Ireland & the Irish to the English.
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