Under Two Flags - Couverture rigide

Ouida; De La Ramee, Louise

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1557429022 ISBN 13 : 9781557429025

Editeur : Wildside Press, 2024

Synopsis

A sweeping adventure novel set in the backdrop of French-Algerian military life, this story follows a noble Englishman who escapes betrayal and dishonor by joining the French Foreign Legion. His adventures are filled with daring cavalry charges, personal sacrifice, and complex relationships. As he navigates a new life far from his aristocratic roots, themes of loyalty, honor, and duty clash with romance and intrigue. The novel is a reflection of 19th-century romanticism, offering high drama and rich character development against the exotic landscape of colonial Algeria.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

"This Story was originally written for a military periodical. It has been fortunate enough to receive much commendation from military men, and for them it is now specially issued in its present form. For the general public it may be as well to add that, where translations are appended to the French phrases, those translations usually follow the idiomatic and particular meaning attached to these expressions in the argot of the Army of Algeria, and not the correct or literal one given to such words or sentences in ordinary grammatical parlance." -- Ouida

Présentation de l'éditeur

Under Two Flags By Ouida

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wildside Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1557429022
• ISBN 13: 9781557429025
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible