The Young Castellan: A Tale of the English Civil War
The Young Castellan: A Tale of the English Civil War

Author: George Manville Fenn

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-09-15

Total Pages: 270

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The Young Castellan by George Manville Fenn tells the story of the English Civil War in a way both young adults and older readers can enjoy. This riveting tale is about a man and his son and their experience of the war. Excerpt: "See these spots o' red rust, Master Roy?" "I would be blind as poor old Jenkin if I couldn't, Ben." "Ay, that you would, sir. Poor old Jenk, close upon ninety he be; and that's another thing." "What do you mean?" said the boy. "What do I mean, sir? Why, I mean as that's another thing as shows as old England's wore out, and rustin' and moulderin' away."

The Kopje Garrison
The Kopje Garrison

Author: George Manville Fenn

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-11-22

Total Pages: 317

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The Boer War had transitioned from a popular jingoistic endeavor to a wretched "toil" with civilian internment camps.The Kopje Garrison: A Story of the Boer War is a famous fiction work by the English writer George Manville Fenn (1831-1909). He began his career as a teacher in Lincolnshire before becoming a printer, editor, and publisher of several periodicals. From the late nineteenth century until his death in 1909, he wrote a number of successful works.