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Book, Percival Christopher Wren, Stepsons of France, 1917
Percival Christopher Wren was an English writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book of 1924, involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. This was one of 33 novels and short story collections that he wrote, mostly dealing with colonial soldiering in Africa.p.316.fictionPercival Christopher Wren was an English writer, mostly of adventure fiction. He is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book of 1924, involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. This was one of 33 novels and short story collections that he wrote, mostly dealing with colonial soldiering in Africa. english fiction, french foreign legion -
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Book, The Three Musketeers v.1, uknown
Dumas' most popular novel, The Three Musketeers, has long been a favorite with children, and its heroes are well-known from many a film and TV adaptation. Set in France in the seventeenth century, it follows the fortunes of d'Artagnan, a poor Gascon gentleman, who arrives in Paris to join the King's Musketeers and is befriended by three of them, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, with whom he embarks on a career of adventure and romance. Dumas is a brilliant story-teller: inexhaustibly inventive, a master of dialogue, and with a free sense of drama and of historical period, he seizes the reader's attention on the first page and holds it to the lastp.377fictionDumas' most popular novel, The Three Musketeers, has long been a favorite with children, and its heroes are well-known from many a film and TV adaptation. Set in France in the seventeenth century, it follows the fortunes of d'Artagnan, a poor Gascon gentleman, who arrives in Paris to join the King's Musketeers and is befriended by three of them, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, with whom he embarks on a career of adventure and romance. Dumas is a brilliant story-teller: inexhaustibly inventive, a master of dialogue, and with a free sense of drama and of historical period, he seizes the reader's attention on the first page and holds it to the lastfrance - fiction, adventure fiction -
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Book, The Three Musketeers v.2, uknown
Dumas' most popular novel, The Three Musketeers, has long been a favorite with children, and its heroes are well-known from many a film and TV adaptation. Set in France in the seventeenth century, it follows the fortunes of d'Artagnan, a poor Gascon gentleman, who arrives in Paris to join the King's Musketeers and is befriended by three of them, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, with whom he embarks on a career of adventure and romance. Dumas is a brilliant story-teller: inexhaustibly inventive, a master of dialogue, and with a free sense of drama and of historical period, he seizes the reader's attention on the first page and holds it to the lastp.377fictionDumas' most popular novel, The Three Musketeers, has long been a favorite with children, and its heroes are well-known from many a film and TV adaptation. Set in France in the seventeenth century, it follows the fortunes of d'Artagnan, a poor Gascon gentleman, who arrives in Paris to join the King's Musketeers and is befriended by three of them, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, with whom he embarks on a career of adventure and romance. Dumas is a brilliant story-teller: inexhaustibly inventive, a master of dialogue, and with a free sense of drama and of historical period, he seizes the reader's attention on the first page and holds it to the lastfrance - fiction, adventure fiction -
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Book, George Routledge and Sons, Life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman, 1884
Though Tristram is always present as narrator and commentator, the book contains little of his life, only the story of a trip through France and accounts of the four comical mishaps which shaped the course of his life from an early age. Firstly, while still only a homunculus, Tristram's implantation within his mother's womb was disturbed. At the very moment of procreation, his mother asked his father if he had remembered to wind the clock.p.322.fictionThough Tristram is always present as narrator and commentator, the book contains little of his life, only the story of a trip through France and accounts of the four comical mishaps which shaped the course of his life from an early age. Firstly, while still only a homunculus, Tristram's implantation within his mother's womb was disturbed. At the very moment of procreation, his mother asked his father if he had remembered to wind the clock. england - fiction, england - social life and customs -
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Book, Jarrolds, Twenty-five years with Earl Haig, 1929
Reminisces of the personal servant of Earl HaigIll, p.288.non-fictionReminisces of the personal servant of Earl Haigworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, generals - great britain - biography -
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Book, Ward, Lock & Co, Khaki and gown : an autobiography, 1941
Autobiography of British Field Marshal Lord Birdwood, who saw action in India, the Second Boer War, and World War I.Index, ill, maps, p.456.non-fictionAutobiography of British Field Marshal Lord Birdwood, who saw action in India, the Second Boer War, and World War I.generals - great britain - biography, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
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Book, William Blackwood and Sons, Henry Dundas, Scots Guards a memoir, 1921
The autobiography of Henry Dundas in the Great Warp.252.non-fictionThe autobiography of Henry Dundas in the Great Warworld war 1914-1918 - personal recollections, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
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Book, Arthur L. Humphreys, Napoleon, the last phase, 1900
The final years of NapoleonIndex, p.256.non-fictionThe final years of Napoleonnapoleon emporer of the french - captivity, napoleon 1769-1821 -
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Book, William Heinemann, Madame Curie, 1938
The biography of scientist Madame CurieIndex, ill, p.411.The biography of scientist Madame Curieradium - history, scientists - france - biography -
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Book, Constable & Co, The life of Pasteur, 1937
A biography of French scientist Louis PasteurIndex, p.484.non-fictionA biography of French scientist Louis Pasteurlouis pasteur 1822-1895, scientists - france - biography -
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Book, Government Printer Melbourne, A handbook of the destructive insects of Victoria, with notes on the methods to be adopted to check and extirpate them Pt!, 1891
Notes on the identification and elimination of insectsIndex, ill, p.154.non-fictionNotes on the identification and elimination of insectsagriculture - victoria, insects - victoria -
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Book, Kegan Paul French and Co, London lyrics, ????
Poems by Frederick Lockerp.135.non-fictionPoems by Frederick Lockerengland - poetry, frederick locker 1821-1895 -
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Book, Ellice & Green, The earthly paradise : a poem, 1872
A series of twenty-four tales, two for each month of the year; twelve from classical sources; the other twelve, chiefly from medieval Latin, French and Icelandic originals.10.v.non-fictionA series of twenty-four tales, two for each month of the year; twelve from classical sources; the other twelve, chiefly from medieval Latin, French and Icelandic originals. england - poetry, william morris 1834-1896 -
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Book, Ward Lock and Co, A tale of two cities, 1911
Tells the story of two men, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, who look similar but are very different in personality. Darnay is a romantic French aristocrat, while Carton is a cynical English barrister. However, the two are in love with the same woman, Lucie Manette.Ill, p.367.fictionTells the story of two men, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, who look similar but are very different in personality. Darnay is a romantic French aristocrat, while Carton is a cynical English barrister. However, the two are in love with the same woman, Lucie Manette. english fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870 -
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Book, McMillan and Co, The life of Benvenuto Cellini, 1908
You should know that men like Benvenuto, unique in their profession, need not be subject to the law.'" "Thus spoke Pope Paul III on learning that Cellini had murdered a fellow artist, so great was Cellini's reputation in Renaissance Italy. A renowned sculptor and goldsmith, whose works include the famous salt-cellar made for the King of France, and the statue of Perseus with the head of the Medusa, Cellini's life was as vivid and enthralling as his creations. A man of action as well as an artist, he took part in the Sack of Rome in 1527; he was temperamental, passionate, and conceited, capable of committing criminal acts ranging from brawling and sodomy to theft and murder. He numbered among his patrons popes and kings and members of the Medici family, and his autobiography is a fascinating account of sixteenth-century Italy and France written with all the verve of a novelIndex, p.450.non-fictionYou should know that men like Benvenuto, unique in their profession, need not be subject to the law.'" "Thus spoke Pope Paul III on learning that Cellini had murdered a fellow artist, so great was Cellini's reputation in Renaissance Italy. A renowned sculptor and goldsmith, whose works include the famous salt-cellar made for the King of France, and the statue of Perseus with the head of the Medusa, Cellini's life was as vivid and enthralling as his creations. A man of action as well as an artist, he took part in the Sack of Rome in 1527; he was temperamental, passionate, and conceited, capable of committing criminal acts ranging from brawling and sodomy to theft and murder. He numbered among his patrons popes and kings and members of the Medici family, and his autobiography is a fascinating account of sixteenth-century Italy and France written with all the verve of a novelart - italy - history, artists - florence - biography -
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Book, Electa Editrice, Corot
An illustrated catalogue of the works of CorotIndex, ill, p.128.non-fictionAn illustrated catalogue of the works of Corotpainters - france, artists - france -
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Book, Methuen, Claude, 1905
An essay on the works of ClaudeIndex, bib, ill, p.192.non-fictionAn essay on the works of Claudepainters - france, claude lorrain 1600-1682 -
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Book, A. Corbett-Smith, The retreat from Mons by one who shared in it, 1916
A firsthand description of the battle of MonsAppendices, ill, maps, p.255.non-fictionA firsthand description of the battle of Mons world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections -
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Book, Ian Hay, Carrying On - After the First Hundred Thousand, 1917
Personal recollections of the battles of Ypres and the Somme - sequel to The first hundred thousandp.316.non-fictionPersonal recollections of the battles of Ypres and the Somme - sequel to The first hundred thousandworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections -
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Book, Heinemann, The old front line, 1917
An account of the beginning of the battles of the SommeIll, maps, p.128.non-fictionAn account of the beginning of the battles of the Sommeworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - battle of the somme -
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Book, A. Corbett-Smith, The Marne-- and after, 1917
This companion volume to "The retreat from Mons" describes the Battle of the MarneIll, maps, p.324.non-fictionThis companion volume to "The retreat from Mons" describes the Battle of the Marneworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - battle of the marne -
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Book, John Monash, The Australian victories in France in 1918, 1920
Republished in full, this edition features a new foreword by Bruce Haigh, colour reproductions of the original maps that were hand-drawn under Monash's supervision, and new photos. It also includes a memo from General Rawlinson congratulating Monash on the performance of the Australian Corps: 'I feel that no mere words of mine can adequately express the renown that they have won for themselves and the position they have established for the Australian nation not only in France but throughout the world.'Index, ill, maps, appendices, p.351.non-fictionRepublished in full, this edition features a new foreword by Bruce Haigh, colour reproductions of the original maps that were hand-drawn under Monash's supervision, and new photos. It also includes a memo from General Rawlinson congratulating Monash on the performance of the Australian Corps: 'I feel that no mere words of mine can adequately express the renown that they have won for themselves and the position they have established for the Australian nation not only in France but throughout the world.'world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - australian involvement -
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Book, 1914, 1919
Field Marshal French's account of the first year of the warIndex, maps, p.361.non-fictionField Marshal French's account of the first year of the warworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections -
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Book, Herbert A Stewart, From Mons to Loos, being the diary of a supply officer, 1916
Personal recollections of a British soldierIll, p.306.non-fictionPersonal recollections of a British soldierworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections -
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Book, Phillip Gibbs, The Battles of the Somme, 1917
An account of the Battle of the SommeIll, maps, p.336.non-fictionAn account of the Battle of the Sommeworld war 1914-1918 - battle of the somme, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
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Book, Heinnemann, From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917, 1918
Account of the pointless battles in France in 1917Ill,maps, p.384.non-fictionAccount of the pointless battles in France in 1917world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1917 - passchendaele -
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Book, John Monash, The Australian victories in France in 1918, 1923
Second edition of the previous workIndex, ill, maps, appendices, p.321.non-fictionSecond edition of the previous workworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - australian involvement -
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Book, F.M. Cutlack, The Australians : their final campaign, 1918 : an account of the concluding operations of the Australian divisions in France, 1919
The 1918 campaigns of the Australian army in FranceIndex, appendices, maps, p.336.non-fictionThe 1918 campaigns of the Australian army in Franceworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, australian army - 1st aif -
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Book, Hodder and Stoughton, The story of the Fifth Australian Division : being an authoritative account of the Divisions doings in Egypt, France and Belgium, 1920
The operations and exploits of the Australian fifth division mainly in FranceIll, appendices, maps, p.468.non-fictionThe operations and exploits of the Australian fifth division mainly in Franceworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
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Book, Specialty Press, Forward with the Fifth : a history of the Fifth Battalion, 1st A.I.F, 1921
History of the fifth Battalion, 1st AIF in Gallipoli and France.Ill, maps, p.342.non-fictionHistory of the fifth Battalion, 1st AIF in Gallipoli and France. world war 1914-1918 -campaigns - gallipoli, world war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia