Green hardcover book for boys, with the title Bretherton Khaki or Field-Grey? by W.F. Morris as well as the publisher Geoffrey Bles printed in black lettering with the symbol of a bird. 319p. 319p.fictionA tale of mystery and identity, first published in 1929 is an account of the brutal conditions at the battlefront in WW1 between English and German soldiers. It is an espionage thriller with a twisting and unusual plot with the English soldier G Bretherton as the main character.war fiction, romance fiction, spies fiction

Hardcover book, 319 pages. Book has a dark red cover with gold embossed text.fictionSpy novel.william le queux, fiction, spy stories

Hard cover book, Scarpante The Spy. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington, Crown Buildings 188 Fleet Street, London. W1. Date: 1887 Light green hardcover with the title on the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fiction“Scarpante the Spy” is not a separate Jules Verne novel; it is the title of a two part volume of “Kéraban the Inflexible”. in the English edition, the story is following The Captain of the Guidara. Originally published in French in 1883 and in Britain with two volumes in 1887. The story follows a stubborn Turkish merchant, Keraban, who refuses to pay a new tax on crossing the Bosporus and instead embarks on a lengthy journey around the Black Sea. The "Guidara" refers to the ship central to this Ottoman era adventure. It features two Dutchmen and the obstinate Keraban navigating political, cultural, and geographical challenges. The novel is richly illustrated and reflects Verne’s signature blend of travel, exploration, and historical detail. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne, voyages extraordinaire series

Hard cover book,The Captain of The Guidara. Author: Jules Verne Publisher: Sampson Low Marston Searle and Rivington, Crown Buildings 188 Fleet Street, London. W1. Date: 1884 Light blue hardcover with the title on the spine having lettering to spine in black hand written text pen. fiction"The Captain of the Guidara" refers to the English title of the first volume of Jules Verne's 1883 novel Kéraban le Têtu, part of his Voyages Extraordinaire series. The second novel features “Scarpante the Spy” to complete the two part volume of “Kéraban the Inflexible”. in the English edition, the story is following The Captain of the Guidara. Originally published in French in 1883 and in Britain with two volumes in 1887. The story follows a stubborn Turkish merchant, Keraban, who refuses to pay a new tax on crossing the Bosporus and instead embarks on a lengthy journey around the Black Sea. The "Guidara" refers to the ship central to this Ottoman era adventure. It features two Dutchmen and the obstinate Keraban navigating political, cultural, and geographical challenges. The novel is richly illustrated and reflects Verne’s signature blend of travel, exploration, and historical detail. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, warrnambool mechanics’ institute, pattison collection, warrnambool library, corangamite regional library service, warrnambool city librarian, mechanics’ institute library, victorian library board, warrnambool books and records, warrnambool children’s library, ralph eric pattison, jules verne, voyages extraordinaire series, l’école des robinson's

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