Books by "George Manville Fenn"
12 books found
A Tale of the Mahratta War, this is the story of the war in which the power of the great Mahratta confederacy was broken. Begun by Clive, when the struggle began, the Mahrattas were masters of no small portion of India; their territory comprised the whole country between Bombay and Delhi; while in the south they were lords of the district of Cuttack, thereby separating Madras from Calcutta. The tale recounts one of the most stirring campaigns. 410 pages, hardcover.
Sixteen-year-old Angus Campbell, orphaned and his life at risk, makes his way to Teheran and soon finds himself involved in the First Afghan War. He rescues from certain death a young Afghan chief, with surprising consequences
The scene of this story is laid in France during latter part of the Thirty Years' War--the time of Richelieu, of Mazarin and Anne of Austria. The hero, Hector Campbell, is the orphaned son of a Scottish officer in the French Army.