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The Military Sketch-Book, Vol. 2 (of 2): Reminiscences of seventeen years in the service abroad and at home

by William Maginn

Level C1 · AdvancedAdventureHistorical16 chapters
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About this book

In the camaraderie-filled guard-house, soldiers share songs and stories that bring to life vivid memories of distant battles and the poignant mix of duty and longing experienced on the front lines of the Napoleonic wars.

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16 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE; OR, GONE TO SEA IN A COACH.
03THE PUNISHMENT.
04ECCENTRICITIES OF THE LATE MORRIS QUILL.
05MESS-TABLE CHAT. No. III.
06RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LAST CAMPAIGN IN THE PENINSULA.
07NIGHTS IN THE GUARD-HOUSE. No. V.
08HOLY ORDERS.
09A LITTLE CONSEQUENCE; OR, A SMALL DIFFERENCE IN RIGHT TO QUARTERS.
10THE HUSSAR AND THE COMMISSARY; OR, “MY COUSIN,” THE MARQUIS.
11ALLEMAR AND ELLEN.
12THE COUP DE GRACE.

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