Stepsons of France by P. C. Wren A vivid picture of life in the French Foreign Legion. The sayings, the doings and adventures of those reckless soldiers make it not only a romance but a reality. Soldats de la L???gion, de la L???gion ???trang???re, n'ayant pas de nation, la France est votre M???re. - War-Song of the Legion. A selection of tales from Wren, including: Ten little Legionaries, A la Ninon de L'Enclos, An Officer and-a Liar, The Dead Hand, The Gift, The Deserter, Five Minutes, "Here are Ladies", The MacSnorrt, ...
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Stepsons of France by P. C. Wren A vivid picture of life in the French Foreign Legion. The sayings, the doings and adventures of those reckless soldiers make it not only a romance but a reality. Soldats de la L???gion, de la L???gion ???trang???re, n'ayant pas de nation, la France est votre M???re. - War-Song of the Legion. A selection of tales from Wren, including: Ten little Legionaries, A la Ninon de L'Enclos, An Officer and-a Liar, The Dead Hand, The Gift, The Deserter, Five Minutes, "Here are Ladies", The MacSnorrt, "Belz???buth", The Quest, "Vengeance is Mine...", Sermons in Stones, Moonshine, The Coward of the Legion, Mahdev Rao, The Merry Liar. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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Used-Acceptable. Fair hardback (no dust jacket) Cheap 2/-edition (Murray's Fiction Library). Smaller format. Owner's name on front free end paper; pages yellowed; page fore-edge a little foxed; spine browned & worn, with badly worn lettering.
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Good+ No Jacket. 316 p.; cloth-covered light gray boards; blindstamped title on cover; G+, spine sunned, rubbed & bumped at head and tail. PO signature on ffep. Crack at p. 128. Overall decent copy. A collection of short stories, many on French Foreign Legion themes. "An Officer and-a Liar" and "Beelzebuth" are little gems of storytelling. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall.