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bTitle:/b Sketches of India, written by an Officer [i.e. M. Sherer], for fire-side travellers at home.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more....

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Excerpt from The Broken Font, Vol. 1 of 2: A Story of the Civil WarIn the contrivance of such a fiction, it became necessary to introduce pictures of fanaticism and hypocrisy, and to describe scenes of cruelty and of low interested persecution, but such parts of the story must not be considered separately from the 'rest. The general tenor of my volumes will, I trust, be found in strict consistency with that charity that thinketh no evil, but h...

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Excerpt from Recollections of the Peninsula The unpretending volume I offer is not co pious but the few anecdotes I relate are true, the military sketches are faithful, and my de scriptions of towns and scenery are, with all their imperfections, at least my own. For the re¿ections, opinions, and warm (perhaps romantic) expressions of feeling I have scat tered through these pages, they are such as naturally arose to me, both as a soldier and a...

Excerpt from Tales of the Wars of Our Times, Vol. 1 of 2 "War is the curse, and peace the blessing, of a country: a realm gaineth more by one year's peace than by ten years' war." Thus thought and spoke the great Lord Burleigh. His last memorable act was an attempt to bring about a peace with Spain, in which he was opposed by the Earl of Essex, to whom the statesman pointed out these words in the Psalms, "Men of blood shall not live out half ...

Excerpt from The Story of a Life, Vol. 1 of 2 In this age of restlessness and excitement, when so many are wandering, and so many are sighing to wander, I have thought that the imaginary life of a weak and wayward being, self-exiled, and subjected through long years to vicissitude and sorrow, might not be altogether devoid of interest, or perhaps, indeed, without its use. To have filled up well the outline of this conception would have requi...

Excerpt from Military Memoirs of Field Marshal, the Duke of Wellington, Vol. 1 of 2 Seventeen years have passed since, upon the plain of Waterloo, the illustrious subject of this memoir crowned his military fame, and, by one surpassing victory, closed his vast, various, and splendid services in the field. Of all the wars in which he was engaged, peace, "the mother and the nurse of all that is good for man, " was the blessed end! The difficu...

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Excerpt from Story of a Life, Vol. 2 of 2 Christian, said the old man, behold the child you saved, and my daughter the grateful mother. It was our handmaid who was slain our blessed Rachel, as the stronger, bore safe' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the...

Excerpt from Sketches of India To any one who will venture on the sacrifice of half a winter's evening to ride a few marches with me, pass a day in my tent, or take a seat in my budgerow, I dedicate this tri¿ing Volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-t...

Excerpt from The Broken Font, Vol. 2 of 2: A Story of the Civil WarWhy, Jane, said Sir Oliver, what is come to you, girl? It was but five minutes ago that I saw you with your kerchief at your eyes, looking as sad as though you were sitting at a funeral, and now thou mockest poor Arthur, as if he were a vain boaster, instead of a gallant boy, as thou well knowest. - Never mind her, Arthur: she is a true woman, and teazes those most whom she lov...

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A finely written account of the war in Spain by a serving British officer Moyle Sherer, a young officer of the 34th Regiment of Foot-The Cumberland Gentlemen-has brought a writers eye and pen to his experiences of life on campaign and on the battlefield as a member of Wellington's Army fighting Napoleon's French during the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars. The reader will be treated to rare detail of action, countryside, friends, fo...